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An A320 suffered the loss of the green hydraulic system. The flight crew complied with the appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and landed at their destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 873365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 1050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
The first officer disengaged the autopilot and made the turn toward final and used a little speed brake to aid the descent. At that time we got an ECAM for green system low hydraulic quantity. I accomplished the ECAM by turning off the ptu and the green (#1) system engine pump. This gives you a second ECAM green sys low press. I decided it best for me to fly the aircraft and coordinate with ATC while the first officer worked the ECAM. He also referenced the flight manual for any notes/warnings/cautions. I declared an emergency with ATC and notified the company. I also asked for some delay vectors to give us a little more time to work the problem. We had about 4600 lbs of fuel at this point so we didn't have a lot of extra time to work with. I gave a cabin advisory to the lead flight attendant and since we had a deadheading airbus captain on board I had him come to the cockpit to back us up on anything we might have overlooked or anything else we might consider. Satisfied; we told ATC we were ready for the approach. The landing gear free fell as advertised and we landed uneventfully. I was able to make the turn off the runway; but with no nosewheel steering stopped clear of the runway. We started the APU; shut down the engines; let the fire department check the aircraft and; given the okay; were towed to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 suffered the loss of the green hydraulic system. The flight crew complied with the appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and landed at their destination.
Narrative: The First Officer disengaged the autopilot and made the turn toward final and used a little speed brake to aid the descent. At that time we got an ECAM for Green System low hydraulic quantity. I accomplished the ECAM by turning off the PTU and the green (#1) system engine pump. This gives you a second ECAM Green Sys Low Press. I decided it best for me to fly the aircraft and coordinate with ATC while the First Officer worked the ECAM. He also referenced the flight manual for any notes/warnings/cautions. I declared an emergency with ATC and notified the company. I also asked for some delay vectors to give us a little more time to work the problem. We had about 4600 lbs of fuel at this point so we didn't have a lot of extra time to work with. I gave a cabin advisory to the Lead Flight Attendant and since we had a deadheading Airbus Captain on board I had him come to the cockpit to back us up on anything we might have overlooked or anything else we might consider. Satisfied; we told ATC we were ready for the approach. The landing gear free fell as advertised and we landed uneventfully. I was able to make the turn off the runway; but with no nosewheel steering stopped clear of the runway. We started the APU; shut down the engines; let the fire department check the aircraft and; given the okay; were towed to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.