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An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and landed uneventfully after suffering loss of the blue hydraulic system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 931355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
We received an hydraulic B lo lvl ECAM message--intermittent at first but then came on steady. Followed aom procedure; including shutting off blue system pump which resulted in the need to perform a landing distance calculation for loss of blue system spoilers. Also had slower slat extension. We declared an emergency with center because of flight control involvement. No assistance was needed. Notified dispatch and maintenance control; briefed the flight attendants and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 flight crew declared an emergency and landed uneventfully after suffering loss of the Blue Hydraulic System.
Narrative: We received an HYD B LO LVL ECAM message--intermittent at first but then came on steady. Followed AOM procedure; including shutting off Blue System pump which resulted in the need to perform a landing distance calculation for loss of Blue System spoilers. Also had slower slat extension. We declared an emergency with Center because of flight control involvement. No assistance was needed. Notified Dispatch and Maintenance Control; briefed the flight attendants and landed uneventfully.
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.