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An A320 in cruise at FL370 reports loss of green hydraulic system pressure and quantity. Extended landing gear manually and landed normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 686142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 686142 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd press and qty indicators other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Green system hydraulics lost all fluid. Ptu was turned off; and green pump was turned off. We cranked the gear down; and landed normally. We were then towed back to the gate after shutting down on the runway (loss of nosewheel steering due to no green hydraulics).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 IN CRUISE AT FL370 RPTS LOSS OF GREEN HYD SYS PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. EXTENDED LNDG GEAR MANUALLY AND LANDED NORMALLY.
Narrative: GREEN SYS HYDS LOST ALL FLUID. PTU WAS TURNED OFF; AND GREEN PUMP WAS TURNED OFF. WE CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN; AND LANDED NORMALLY. WE WERE THEN TOWED BACK TO THE GATE AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ON THE RWY (LOSS OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING DUE TO NO GREEN HYDS).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.