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An A319 flight crew experienced ECAM message 'Y hydraulic rsvr lo lvl' while in descent. They ran the appropriate procedure; declared an emergency; and continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 804648 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 21000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 804648 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In the descent to ZZZ by ten; NM; hydraulic Y reservoir low level ECAM came up. Checked hydraulic page to verify and ran ECAM per flight manual. Calculated landing distance and additive. Declared the emergency for landing and continued via xyz and the zz visual for runway xx. Landed without incident. Taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED ECAM MESSAGE 'Y HYD RSVR LO LVL' WHILE IN DESCENT. THEY RAN THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: IN THE DSCNT TO ZZZ BY TEN; NM; HYD Y RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL ECAM CAME UP. CHKED HYD PAGE TO VERIFY AND RAN ECAM PER FLT MANUAL. CALCULATED LNDG DISTANCE AND ADDITIVE. DECLARED THE EMER FOR LNDG AND CONTINUED VIA XYZ AND THE ZZ VISUAL FOR RWY XX. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAXIED TO GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.