Narrative:

In sum: an air carrier medium large transport experienced a #1 hydraulic system failure. Dispatch was contacted. A decision was made to continue to an alternate destination, clt. A proper briefing was made to the flight attendants and passenger. A jumpseat rider was put to use reading checklists and operating an electrical flap switch. The landing gear was extended manually and, with the remaining hydraulic power, the landing gear doors were retracted. An emergency had been declared, so the equipment was at the end of the runway. The aircraft was towed to the gate. 2 high pressure seals had failed causing the loss of fluid.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION REQUIRES DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT. EMER DECLARED LNDG.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN ACR MLG EXPERIENCED A #1 HYD SYS FAILURE. DISPATCH WAS CONTACTED. A DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO AN ALTERNATE DEST, CLT. A PROPER BRIEFING WAS MADE TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. A JUMPSEAT RIDER WAS PUT TO USE READING CHKLISTS AND OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL FLAP SWITCH. THE LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED MANUALLY AND, WITH THE REMAINING HYD PWR, THE LNDG GEAR DOORS WERE RETRACTED. AN EMER HAD BEEN DECLARED, SO THE EQUIP WAS AT THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. 2 HIGH PRESSURE SEALS HAD FAILED CAUSING THE LOSS OF FLUID.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.