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Attributes | |
ACN | 1535099 |
Time | |
Date | 201804 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Fluid |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Enroute we had a master caution flash at us. It was so quick that we were not able to see the ECAM. The second one went off about a minute later and the captain saw that one flash and it said hydraulic. We saw that the reservoir was low in the green system but we had no ECAM. We decided not to run the QRH because it had us shut pumps off and we still had good pressure and no ECAM. However; we did prep a contingency plan and read the procedure entirely so we were ready in case we did get a failure; which we did get. At flaps 2; 2;000 feet msl; being vectored on to the ILS at ZZZ we got a steady ECAM. Hydraulic green low reservoir and eventually low pressure. As briefed we transferred controls to the captain and immediately [advised ATC] and announced our intentions to divert to ZZZ1. We ran ECAM and QRH procedures including a gravity gear extension and landed without any problems. We were able to control the aircraft enough to get off the runway per fire marshall's request. We stopped on the taxiway and deplaned without any issues. These things aren't 100% fail proof. I could have done a better job by communicating to the captain that I needed us to extend downwind because I needed about 5 more minutes for checklists and prepping. We were able to complete everything but it was unnecessarily rushed. All in all; ATC; fire marshall; and the crew did a great job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 First Officer reported that during initial approach they got a steady ECAM; HYD green low reservoir warning and eventually low pressure warning causing them to divert.
Narrative: Enroute we had a master caution flash at us. It was so quick that we were not able to see the ECAM. The second one went off about a minute later and the Captain saw that one flash and it said Hydraulic. We saw that the reservoir was low in the green system but we had no ECAM. We decided not to run the QRH because it had us shut pumps off and we still had good pressure and no ECAM. However; we did prep a contingency plan and read the procedure entirely so we were ready in case we did get a failure; which we did get. At Flaps 2; 2;000 feet msl; being vectored on to the ILS at ZZZ we got a steady ECAM. HYD green low reservoir and eventually low pressure. As briefed we transferred controls to the Captain and immediately [advised ATC] and announced our intentions to divert to ZZZ1. We ran ECAM and QRH procedures including a gravity gear extension and landed without any problems. We were able to control the aircraft enough to get off the runway per Fire Marshall's request. We stopped on the taxiway and deplaned without any issues. These things aren't 100% fail proof. I could have done a better job by communicating to the Captain that I needed us to extend downwind because I needed about 5 more minutes for checklists and prepping. We were able to complete everything but it was unnecessarily rushed. All in all; ATC; Fire Marshall; and the crew did a great job.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.