<< >> NASA ASRS Report 566798, November 2002

An A320 lost 1 hydraulic system during cruise. The flight continued to destination requesting emergency equipment standing by for landing.

Attributes
ACN	566798
Time
Date	200211
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zoa.artcc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	566798
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost blue hydraulic system en route. Declared precautionary landing. Requested emergency equipment at sacramento to stand by. We landed without further incident with normal landing gear, brakes and steering. ATC and emergency services were attentive and helpful. Crew worked well.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 LOST 1 HYD SYS DURING CRUISE. THE FLT CONTINUED TO DEST REQUESTING EMER EQUIP STANDING BY FOR LNDG.

Narrative: LOST BLUE HYD SYS ENRTE. DECLARED PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. REQUESTED EMER EQUIP AT SACRAMENTO TO STAND BY. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH NORMAL LNDG GEAR, BRAKES AND STEERING. ATC AND EMER SVCS WERE ATTENTIVE AND HELPFUL. CREW WORKED WELL.

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.