Hydraulic system failure. Divert to a more suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	127824
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	127824
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight xx en route from clt-vay experienced rapid and total loss of utility hydraulic system. Accomplished appropriate checklists in reference to the problem. After careful consideration decided to divert to gso because of great runway length and maintenance facility. Landed at gso west/O incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. DIVERT TO A MORE SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: FLT XX ENRTE FROM CLT-VAY EXPERIENCED RAPID AND TOTAL LOSS OF UTILITY HYD SYS. ACCOMPLISHED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS IN REF TO THE PROB. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION DECIDED TO DIVERT TO GSO BECAUSE OF GREAT RWY LENGTH AND MAINT FAC. LANDED AT GSO W/O INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.