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A300 flight crew reports green hydraulic system failure at top of descent. ECAM procedures are complied with and an emergency is declared. After landing aircraft is towed to gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 827299 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Just prior to descent; ECAM message 'green hydraulic fluid low.' this was confirmed on hydraulic gauge and ECAM page. Completed checklists; notified dispatch; and declared an emergency with center. Requested arff equipment stand by. Landing was uneventful. Stopped aircraft on the runway and arff chief inspected aircraft and runway for fluids and none were found. Aircraft was towed to the gate as nosewheel steering was inoperative due to manual extension of the landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 flight crew reports green hydraulic system failure at top of descent. ECAM procedures are complied with and an emergency is declared. After landing aircraft is towed to gate.
Narrative: Just prior to descent; ECAM message 'Green Hydraulic Fluid Low.' This was confirmed on hydraulic gauge and ECAM page. Completed checklists; notified Dispatch; and declared an emergency with Center. Requested ARFF equipment stand by. Landing was uneventful. Stopped aircraft on the runway and ARFF Chief inspected aircraft and runway for fluids and none were found. Aircraft was towed to the gate as nosewheel steering was inoperative due to manual extension of the landing gear.
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.