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A319 flight crew report yellow hydraulic system failure at FL390. After conferring with maintenance crew elects to continue to destination for uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 827801 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SLC.Airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System Lines Connectors Fittings |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
In cruise flight; just north of slc at FL390; ECAM warning hydraulic low pressure in the yellow system. We then got an ECAM warning hydraulic low quantity level in the yellow system. Proceeded with ECAM actions and contacted maintenance control and dispatch. There were no additional problems; so dispatch/maintenance and flight crew decided to continue flight to ZZZ. Upon arrival landing was normal. As we turned off the runway; tower informed us that our left main landing gear was smoking; we proceeded to the west hold bay. Maintenance and fire crew were dispatched to evaluate the situation. It was determined that the yellow system was leaking somewhere in the left wheel well; and spraying hydraulic fluid on the left main landing gear. Fire crews and maintenance determined that the smoke was caused by the heating of the brakes in combination with hydraulic fluid on them. There was no danger and ground personnel towed us to the gate. Blown hydraulic line somewhere in left main wheel well; on the yellow system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew report yellow hydraulic system failure at FL390. After conferring with maintenance crew elects to continue to destination for uneventful landing.
Narrative: In cruise flight; just north of SLC at FL390; ECAM warning Hydraulic Low Pressure in the yellow system. We then got an ECAM warning Hydraulic Low Quantity Level in the yellow system. Proceeded with ECAM actions and contacted Maintenance Control and Dispatch. There were no additional problems; so Dispatch/Maintenance and flight crew decided to continue flight to ZZZ. Upon arrival landing was normal. As we turned off the runway; Tower informed us that our left main landing gear was smoking; we proceeded to the west hold bay. Maintenance and fire crew were dispatched to evaluate the situation. It was determined that the yellow system was leaking somewhere in the left wheel well; and spraying hydraulic fluid on the left main landing gear. Fire crews and maintenance determined that the smoke was caused by the heating of the brakes in combination with hydraulic fluid on them. There was no danger and Ground personnel towed us to the gate. Blown hydraulic line somewhere in left main wheel well; on the yellow system.
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.