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An A320 flight crew experienced a loss of yellow system hydraulic fluid and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3900 |
| ASRS Report | 733365 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : hyd quantity ind other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise FL370 got an ECAM indicating all fluid was lost. Completed ECAM contacted dispatch via ACARS call me. Communication with dispatch via VHF while virtually over ZZZ was extremely difficult and involved several frequency changes. Finally had to go through commercial radio. No other failures occurred elected to divert to ZZZ. Landed uneventfully. The yellow system was the hydraulic system we lost.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF YELLOW SYS HYD FLUID AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.
Narrative: IN CRUISE FL370 GOT AN ECAM INDICATING ALL FLUID WAS LOST. COMPLETED ECAM CONTACTED DISPATCH VIA ACARS CALL ME. COM WITH DISPATCH VIA VHF WHILE VIRTUALLY OVER ZZZ WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND INVOLVED SEVERAL FREQ CHANGES. FINALLY HAD TO GO THROUGH COMMERCIAL RADIO. NO OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE YELLOW SYS WAS THE HYD SYS WE LOST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.