Narrative:

I was the captain and PF on this flight. The first officer was performing the PNF duties. The flight was uneventful from takeoff in clt to landing at tlh. Touchdown was normal in the touchdown zone of the runway. Reverse thrust ws applied after touchdown and braking was used lightly at high speeds with no problems noticed. The 60 KT callout was made. As we approached the second to last taxiway, the tower requested that we exit the runway at the end. As we approached the end of the runway, I applied the brakes to slow the aircraft, there was no response and the brake pedals went all the way to the floor. I emphatically announced 'brakes.' the first officer tried to assist with the brakes, but he had no response on his side either. No master caution light was observed at this time. I applied full reverse thrust attempting to stop the aircraft. I steered the aircraft straight ahead to avoid any unforeseen obstacles and moved the brake selector to the left side. The aircraft came to a stop in the grass with the vertical tail about even with the end of the runway. Hydraulic fluid was found on the runway with the bulk concentration at the point where brakes were applied but failed. There was no hydraulic fluid or pressure remaining in the right system. Subsequently, I learned that a hydraulic line had come loose from a fitting on the right hydraulic system. There were no injuries, nor damage to aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 623123: hydraulic fluid was found on approximately the last 2700 ft of the runway. Callback conversation with reporter acn 623271 revealed the following information: the first officer mentioned that he had been a contract pilot for 25 flts with this partnership group, numbering several owners, who were interested in purchasing the aircraft and were on board. The part 125 operation was because of this private operation. First officer said that this was an older DC9-10 without stating why he thought the hydraulic line came loose. Analyst felt he did not wish to comment on that issue. The aircraft was towed out of the dirt by 2 wrecking trucks with towing straps wrapped around each main gear.

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Title: RWY EXCURSION BY A PART 125 DC9-10 THAT LOST ITS R MAIN BRAKING SYS ON THE ROLLOUT ON RWY 27 AT TLH.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT AND PF ON THIS FLT. THE FO WAS PERFORMING THE PNF DUTIES. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL FROM TKOF IN CLT TO LNDG AT TLH. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF THE RWY. REVERSE THRUST WS APPLIED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND BRAKING WAS USED LIGHTLY AT HIGH SPDS WITH NO PROBS NOTICED. THE 60 KT CALLOUT WAS MADE. AS WE APCHED THE SECOND TO LAST TXWY, THE TWR REQUESTED THAT WE EXIT THE RWY AT THE END. AS WE APCHED THE END OF THE RWY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE ACFT, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE BRAKE PEDALS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I EMPHATICALLY ANNOUNCED 'BRAKES.' THE FO TRIED TO ASSIST WITH THE BRAKES, BUT HE HAD NO RESPONSE ON HIS SIDE EITHER. NO MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WAS OBSERVED AT THIS TIME. I APPLIED FULL REVERSE THRUST ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE ACFT. I STEERED THE ACFT STRAIGHT AHEAD TO AVOID ANY UNFORESEEN OBSTACLES AND MOVED THE BRAKE SELECTOR TO THE L SIDE. THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS WITH THE VERT TAIL ABOUT EVEN WITH THE END OF THE RWY. HYD FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE RWY WITH THE BULK CONCENTRATION AT THE POINT WHERE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT FAILED. THERE WAS NO HYD FLUID OR PRESSURE REMAINING IN THE R SYS. SUBSEQUENTLY, I LEARNED THAT A HYD LINE HAD COME LOOSE FROM A FITTING ON THE R HYD SYS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 623123: HYD FLUID WAS FOUND ON APPROX THE LAST 2700 FT OF THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 623271 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE FO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD BEEN A CONTRACT PLT FOR 25 FLTS WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP GROUP, NUMBERING SEVERAL OWNERS, WHO WERE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE ACFT AND WERE ON BOARD. THE PART 125 OP WAS BECAUSE OF THIS PVT OP. FO SAID THAT THIS WAS AN OLDER DC9-10 WITHOUT STATING WHY HE THOUGHT THE HYD LINE CAME LOOSE. ANALYST FELT HE DID NOT WISH TO COMMENT ON THAT ISSUE. THE ACFT WAS TOWED OUT OF THE DIRT BY 2 WRECKING TRUCKS WITH TOWING STRAPS WRAPPED AROUND EACH MAIN GEAR.

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.