An A320's green hydraulic system failed at cruise. A decision was made to proceed to the planned des...

Attributes
ACN	863139
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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	Pilot Flying First Officer
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

ECAM posted 'hydraulic G rsvr lo lvl' caution; followed by 'hydraulic G engine 1 pump lo pr' and 'hydraulic G system lo pr'. ECAM actions were accomplished; dispatch and maintenance control were notified and after consulting QRH and fcom procedures a joint decision to continue flight was agreed between flight crew; dispatch and maintenance control. ATC was notified of flight status with souls; fuel & intentions to land with airport rescue and fire fighting services standing by. Inflight lead was summoned to flight deck; and test items briefed; course of action for planned emergency briefing to passengers was agreed upon. Passengers were briefed by captain. Landing was accomplished as planned; aircraft was inspected externally by airport rescue and fire fighting personnel and safe to taxi decision was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320's Green Hydraulic System failed at cruise. A decision was made to proceed to the planned destination with three hours of cruise time remaining. An uneventful emergency landing was accomplished.

Narrative: ECAM posted 'HYD G RSVR LO LVL' caution; followed by 'HYD G ENG 1 PUMP LO PR' and 'HYD G SYS LO PR'. ECAM actions were accomplished; Dispatch and Maintenance Control were notified and after consulting QRH and FCOM procedures a joint decision to continue flight was agreed between Flight Crew; Dispatch and Maintenance Control. ATC was notified of flight status with souls; fuel & intentions to land with Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting services standing by. Inflight lead was summoned to flight deck; and TEST items briefed; course of action for planned emergency briefing to passengers was agreed upon. Passengers were briefed by Captain. Landing was accomplished as planned; aircraft was inspected externally by Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting personnel and safe to taxi decision was made.

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.

An A320's green hydraulic system failed at cruise. A decision was made to proceed to the planned destination with three hours of cruise time remaining. An uneventful emergency landing was accomplished.