An A320 ECAM alerted hydraulic Y rsvr ovht at the top of descent so the ECAM was complied with; an e...

Narrative:

At top of descent we got an ECAM message indicating a yellow hydraulic reservoir overheat. We followed the ECAM/QRH procedures and then declared an emergency with ATC as it involved a hydraulic system that could compromise flight controls and reverser. Airport rescue and fire fighters was asked to standby as a precaution. Company was contacted and apprised of the situation. The flight attendants were briefed. We continued to our destination and landed and taxied to our gate in a normal fashion with no other incidents. We were met at the gate by maintenance and after briefing him I contacted the dispatcher by phone and discussed what had occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 ECAM alerted HYD Y RSVR OVHT at the top of descent so the ECAM was complied with; an emergency declared and a normal landing at the destination followed.

Narrative: At top of descent we got an ECAM message indicating a Yellow Hydraulic Reservoir overheat. We followed the ECAM/QRH procedures and then declared an emergency with ATC as it involved a hydraulic system that could compromise flight controls and reverser. Airport Rescue and Fire Fighters was asked to standby as a precaution. Company was contacted and apprised of the situation. The flight attendants were briefed. We continued to our destination and landed and taxied to our gate in a normal fashion with no other incidents. We were met at the gate by Maintenance and after briefing him I contacted the Dispatcher by phone and discussed what had occurred.

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.

Attributes
ACN	975516
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Syst Reservoir Tank
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320 ECAM alerted hydraulic Y rsvr ovht at the top of descent so the ECAM was complied with; an emergency declared and a normal landing at the destination followed.