B757 crew had left hydraulic failure.

Attributes
ACN	465130
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	465130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Loss of left hydraulic system. This flight experienced complete loss of left system hydraulics prior to reaching 10000 ft. The flight attendants were apprised of my decision to return to dfw and to prepare for a normal landing. The landing gear was extended using alternate extension procedures. The flaps were extended according to the alternate flap extension procedures. The flight crew ended without incident. My copilot handled his duties in an exemplary manner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD L HYD FAILURE.

Narrative: LOSS OF L HYD SYS. THIS FLT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF L SYS HYDS PRIOR TO REACHING 10000 FT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE APPRISED OF MY DECISION TO RETURN TO DFW AND TO PREPARE FOR A NORMAL LNDG. THE LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCS. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED ACCORDING TO THE ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION PROCS. THE FLC ENDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY COPLT HANDLED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER.

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.