An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM warning hydraulic Y rsvr lo lvl. They ran the procedure; coordi...

Narrative:

During cruise phase of flight at FL380; we were alerted to an ECAM 'hydraulic Y rsvr lo lvl.' ECAM was accomplished; dispatch and maintenance advised; and flight continued to ZZZ under an emergency declaration. Flight attendants were issued a cabin advisory. ZZZ; at the time; was landing with winds at 110 degrees at 8 KTS. As the tailwind was unacceptable to our aircraft configuration; a request was made with dispatch to coordinate an approach and landing to runway 10 and was subsequently granted. Landing was uneventful and the aircraft cleared the runway without further assistance. Ramp was notified on taxi-in that we would require the aircraft wheels to be chocked before shutting down the #1 engine as the parking brake was unreliable. Frustration ensued as the aircraft parked at the gate and it seemed no one was aware of our situation. Attempts by both sides of the cockpit to verify chocks were in place were futile for at least 6 minutes. Ramp personnel seemed unaware of the universal signal to chock the aircraft as I was repeatedly given the signal confirming external power was connected. Requested first officer engage one of the many people on the jetway meeting our aircraft and have them relay to ramp personnel. Aircraft finally chocked and engine shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM warning HYD Y RSVR LO LVL. They ran the procedure; coordinated with dispatch and maintenance; declared an emergency; and continued to destination.

Narrative: During cruise phase of flight at FL380; we were alerted to an ECAM 'HYD Y RSVR LO LVL.' ECAM was accomplished; Dispatch and Maintenance advised; and flight continued to ZZZ under an emergency declaration. Flight Attendants were issued a cabin advisory. ZZZ; at the time; was landing with winds at 110 degrees at 8 KTS. As the tailwind was unacceptable to our aircraft configuration; a request was made with Dispatch to coordinate an approach and landing to Runway 10 and was subsequently granted. Landing was uneventful and the aircraft cleared the runway without further assistance. Ramp was notified on taxi-in that we would require the aircraft wheels to be chocked before shutting down the #1 engine as the parking brake was unreliable. Frustration ensued as the aircraft parked at the gate and it seemed no one was aware of our situation. Attempts by both sides of the cockpit to verify chocks were in place were futile for at least 6 minutes. Ramp personnel seemed unaware of the universal signal to chock the aircraft as I was repeatedly given the signal confirming external power was connected. Requested First Officer engage one of the many people on the jetway meeting our aircraft and have them relay to Ramp personnel. Aircraft finally chocked and engine shutdown.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	827132
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
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	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 14000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320 flight crew experienced ECAM warning hydraulic Y rsvr lo lvl. They ran the procedure; coordinated with dispatch and maintenance; declared an emergency; and continued to destination.