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A320 green hydraulic system lost hydraulic fluid. Emergency was declared for the various malfunctions associated with the loss of this system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 762926 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : ord.tower |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20300 flight time type : 3800 |
| ASRS Report | 762926 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL380 cruise we received a hydraulic ECAM with ground system quantity 0. All ECAM items complied with. This malfunction required manual gear lowering; single reverser landing; and extended ground roll calculations due to inoperative spoilers and alternate braking. I declared an emergency with approach in order to ensure a 15 mi final in order to accomplish the manual gear checklist. Also; without nosewheel steering; we would only clear the runway; and need a tug from the hi-speed taxiway. A cabin prep was not ordered; though a cabin advisory was. All checklists were complied with; and landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 GREEN HYD SYSTEM LOST HYD FLUID. EMER WAS DECLARED FOR THE VARIOUS MALFUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF THIS SYSTEM.
Narrative: AT FL380 CRUISE WE RECEIVED A HYD ECAM WITH GND SYS QUANTITY 0. ALL ECAM ITEMS COMPLIED WITH. THIS MALFUNCTION REQUIRED MANUAL GEAR LOWERING; SINGLE REVERSER LNDG; AND EXTENDED GND ROLL CALCULATIONS DUE TO INOP SPOILERS AND ALTERNATE BRAKING. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH APCH IN ORDER TO ENSURE A 15 MI FINAL IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE MANUAL GEAR CHKLIST. ALSO; WITHOUT NOSEWHEEL STEERING; WE WOULD ONLY CLR THE RWY; AND NEED A TUG FROM THE HI-SPD TXWY. A CABIN PREP WAS NOT ORDERED; THOUGH A CABIN ADVISORY WAS. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH; AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.