A320 loses green hydraulic system fluid. Lands safely at destination after declaring emergency.

Attributes
ACN	761139
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	761139
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost green hydraulic fluid in cruise just prior to descent into destination. Notified ATC and dispatch; ran the ECAM; and performed QRH and pilot handbook follow-up. Approach declared an emergency for us after we notified them the nosewheel steering was inoperative and we would need to be towed off the longest runway. Landed and stopped without incident; shut down both engines after stopping; crash fire rescue equipment inspected and then we were towed to the gate. Everyone did a great job; and all worked out as hoped for a non normal situationuation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 LOSES GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID. LANDS SAFELY AT DESTINATION AFTER DECLARING EMERGENCY.

Narrative: LOST GREEN HYD FLUID IN CRUISE JUST PRIOR TO DSCNT INTO DEST. NOTIFIED ATC AND DISPATCH; RAN THE ECAM; AND PERFORMED QRH AND PLT HANDBOOK FOLLOW-UP. APCH DECLARED AN EMER FOR US AFTER WE NOTIFIED THEM THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS INOP AND WE WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED OFF THE LONGEST RWY. LANDED AND STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT; SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AFTER STOPPING; CFR INSPECTED AND THEN WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE. EVERYONE DID A GREAT JOB; AND ALL WORKED OUT AS HOPED FOR A NON NORMAL SITUATIONUATION.

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.