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Attributes | |
ACN | 1611426 |
Time | |
Date | 201901 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Cruise |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Hydraulic Main System |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 135 Flight Crew Total 10472 Flight Crew Type 2981 |
Person 2 | |
Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 168 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At FL350; auto flight on; we had an ECAM yellow hyd low level. We established PF/pm (pilot flying/ pilot monitoring) roles and completed the ECAM. Notified dispatch via ACARS. Reviewed the QRH notes; and briefed the landing. We asked dispatch to confirm our decision to land at [scheduled destination]; but never got a response. Possible ACARS lost message and we didn't have enough time to follow up. Sent a message to [operations control] that we had a yellow hyd failure. The ECAM had us shut off the yellow hyd system; and turn it back on on final. We evaluated our landing distance based upon the yellow system not recovering; and verified we had a very safe margin with only one reverser and two spoilers per wing inop. I performed a brief with the flight attendants and advised them there was no reason to prepare for an evacuation. We turned the yellow engine pump back on when we dropped the gear. We had approach control give us an extended final to ensure our flaps would still deploy when operating at half rate. The yellow hyd system recovered with normal pressure and very low volume. We made an uneventful landing and exited the runway. Clearing the runway we stopped to allow for the [ramp] crew to complete a walk around safety check. When complete; we taxied to gate and waited until the ground crew verified the chocks were set before securing the number 1 engine; per the QRH notes. The yellow hyd pressure remained normal until shutdown; although the volume dropped to zero. On the post flight walk around we found the entire aircraft belly wet with dripping hydraulic fluid.post flight I debriefed the event with my first officer (first officer) [and ground personnel]; all of whom responded perfectly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported receiving an ECAM for low fluid level in the Yellow hydraulic system.
Narrative: At FL350; auto flight on; we had an ECAM Yellow Hyd Low Level. We established PF/PM (Pilot Flying/ Pilot Monitoring) roles and completed the ECAM. Notified Dispatch via ACARS. Reviewed the QRH notes; and briefed the landing. We asked Dispatch to confirm our decision to land at [scheduled destination]; but never got a response. Possible ACARS lost message and we didn't have enough time to follow up. Sent a message to [Operations Control] that we had a Yellow Hyd failure. The ECAM had us shut off the Yellow Hyd System; and turn it back on on final. We evaluated our landing distance based upon the Yellow system not recovering; and verified we had a very safe margin with only one reverser and two spoilers per wing inop. I performed a brief with the flight attendants and advised them there was no reason to prepare for an evacuation. We turned the Yellow Engine pump back on when we dropped the gear. We had Approach Control give us an extended final to ensure our flaps would still deploy when operating at half rate. The Yellow Hyd system recovered with normal pressure and very low volume. We made an uneventful landing and exited the runway. Clearing the runway we stopped to allow for the [ramp] crew to complete a walk around safety check. When complete; we taxied to gate and waited until the ground crew verified the chocks were set before securing the number 1 engine; per the QRH notes. The Yellow Hyd pressure remained normal until shutdown; although the volume dropped to zero. On the post flight walk around we found the entire aircraft belly wet with dripping hydraulic fluid.Post flight I debriefed the event with my FO (First Officer) [and ground personnel]; all of whom responded perfectly.
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.