MD80 crew had a right hydraulic system failure. The crew declared an emergency, and landed at the nearest suitable airport, which happened to be their destination.

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Attributes
ACN	603600
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	603600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, captain called flight attendants to say that he had a light indicating that the aft galley door was open (not sealed or closed). He assured us that the door could not open in-flight. About 20-25 mins out of ZZZ, the captain called again, asked us all to get on the phone, to say that it appeared that we had lost hydraulics on the right hand side, asked us to be aware of everything upon landing -- sparks, fire, etc. He also informed us that there would be fire trucks meeting the flight. We landed without incident. I felt the captain did a superb job, and that he respected flight attendants because he kept us well informed. After we landed, the airplane was taken OTS. The captain also suspected a fuel leak. I felt there were too many things wrong with that aircraft and I was glad that we did not have to fly it back. While on final, I realized, as flight attendant #1, you really have no way to see what is going on outside the aircraft, and that was unsettling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A R HYD SYS FAILURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER, AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THEIR DEST.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, CAPT CALLED FLT ATTENDANTS TO SAY THAT HE HAD A LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AFT GALLEY DOOR WAS OPEN (NOT SEALED OR CLOSED). HE ASSURED US THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT OPEN INFLT. ABOUT 20-25 MINS OUT OF ZZZ, THE CAPT CALLED AGAIN, ASKED US ALL TO GET ON THE PHONE, TO SAY THAT IT APPEARED THAT WE HAD LOST HYDS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, ASKED US TO BE AWARE OF EVERYTHING UPON LNDG -- SPARKS, FIRE, ETC. HE ALSO INFORMED US THAT THERE WOULD BE FIRE TRUCKS MEETING THE FLT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I FELT THE CAPT DID A SUPERB JOB, AND THAT HE RESPECTED FLT ATTENDANTS BECAUSE HE KEPT US WELL INFORMED. AFTER WE LANDED, THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKEN OTS. THE CAPT ALSO SUSPECTED A FUEL LEAK. I FELT THERE WERE TOO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THAT ACFT AND I WAS GLAD THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TO FLY IT BACK. WHILE ON FINAL, I REALIZED, AS FLT ATTENDANT #1, YOU REALLY HAVE NO WAY TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON OUTSIDE THE ACFT, AND THAT WAS UNSETTLING.

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.