B737-200 crew experienced a low hydraulic quantity indication during flight, diverted to msy.

Attributes
ACN	521866
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	521866
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd fluid quanity guage other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Diverted while en route to msy for possible hydraulic fluid leak. While in divert, ATC declared the emergency for us and cleared us direct to atlanta. Supplemental information from acn 521865: diverted to atl for a low hydraulic quantity indication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 CREW EXPERIENCED A LOW HYD QUANTITY INDICATION DURING FLT, DIVERTED TO MSY.

Narrative: DIVERTED WHILE ENRTE TO MSY FOR POSSIBLE HYD FLUID LEAK. WHILE IN DIVERT, ATC DECLARED THE EMER FOR US AND CLRED US DIRECT TO ATLANTA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 521865: DIVERTED TO ATL FOR A LOW HYD QUANTITY INDICATION.

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.