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Attributes | |
ACN | 800325 |
Time | |
Date | 200808 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
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 : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 800325 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise at FL380 received an ECAM warning for hydraulic generator reservoir low level; immediately followed by a hydraulic generator engine 1 pump low pressure; and finally a hydraulic generator system low pressure. ECAM actions were followed and completed; along with QRH and ECAM reference handbook. Communicated with maintenance; flight attendants; and dispatch and agreed to continue to destination. When in range; communicated with operations and relayed the planned runway. An emergency was declared with center and requested that emergency equipment be standing by. After an uneventful landing and inspection by crash fire rescue equipment; we were towed to the gate. Upon arrival at the gate; it was determined that there was a green hydraulic system leak from somewhere in the #1 engine housing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED ECAM HYD G RESERVOIR LO LEVEL; HYD G ENG 1 PUMP; AND HYD G SYS LO PRESSURE WARNINGS. THEY FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES; COORDINATED WITH MAINT AND DISPATCH; AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DEST.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE AT FL380 RECEIVED AN ECAM WARNING FOR HYD GENERATOR RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL; IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A HYD GENERATOR ENG 1 PUMP LOW PRESSURE; AND FINALLY A HYD GENERATOR SYS LOW PRESSURE. ECAM ACTIONS WERE FOLLOWED AND COMPLETED; ALONG WITH QRH AND ECAM REF HANDBOOK. COMMUNICATED WITH MAINT; FLT ATTENDANTS; AND DISPATCH AND AGREED TO CONTINUE TO DEST. WHEN IN RANGE; COMMUNICATED WITH OPS AND RELAYED THE PLANNED RWY. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH CTR AND REQUESTED THAT EMER EQUIP BE STANDING BY. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND INSPECTION BY CFR; WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE. UPON ARR AT THE GATE; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A GREEN HYD SYS LEAK FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE #1 ENG HOUSING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.