A B737-300 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport after suffering the loss of the a hydraulic syst...

Attributes
ACN	1159649
Time
Date	201403
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 281
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

While climbing to cruise altitude after leaving ZZZ; #1 engine a system pump low pressure light illuminated. The a hyd level went rapidly to 1/4 full after about 15 min it went to east and the electric a pump low pressure light illuminated. Ran checklists and reviewed the procedure for lowering gear. After ACARS to dispatch; we elected to declare an emergency with center and divert to a nearby airport where we made a normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport after suffering the loss of the A hydraulic system.

Narrative: While climbing to cruise altitude after leaving ZZZ; #1 Engine A system pump low pressure light illuminated. The A hyd level went rapidly to 1/4 full after about 15 min it went to E and the electric A pump low pressure light illuminated. Ran checklists and reviewed the procedure for lowering gear. After ACARS to Dispatch; we elected to declare an emergency with Center and divert to a nearby airport where we made a normal landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

A B737-300 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport after suffering the loss of the a hydraulic system.