A330 crew lost green system hydraulic fluid and pressure in phl class B.

Attributes
ACN	586193
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl.tracon tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 27300 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	586193
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd pressure quantity other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Green hydraulic system failure on approach after sww leak in cruise and descent. Emergency declared after gear extension when fluid depleted. Landed on longest runway 27L at phl. Turned off runway at high speed S-9 with differential braking. Shutdown aircraft -- towed to gate. No injuries. No damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A330 CREW LOST GREEN SYS HYD FLUID AND PRESSURE IN PHL CLASS B.

Narrative: GREEN HYD SYS FAILURE ON APCH AFTER SWW LEAK IN CRUISE AND DSCNT. EMER DECLARED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION WHEN FLUID DEPLETED. LANDED ON LONGEST RWY 27L AT PHL. TURNED OFF RWY AT HIGH SPD S-9 WITH DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. SHUTDOWN ACFT -- TOWED TO GATE. NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.