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An A320 flight crew diverted to an enroute airport when the yellow system hydraulic fluid low level ECAM message was displayed. Post flight inspection provided visual evidence of the loss of fluid.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 886639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| 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) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 135 Flight Crew Total 15800 Flight Crew Type 5600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
3 hours 30 minutes into the flight; while checking the system status via the lower ECAM; we noticed that the yellow hydraulic quantity had fallen to just above the low level mark. We contacted dispatch and maintenance control to discuss the problem. During the call the ECAM hydraulic Y rsvr lo lvl illuminated. The decision was made to divert. An uneventful approach and landing was made and on postflight inspection a copious amount of hydraulic fluid was found to be leaking from the main landing gear doors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 flight crew diverted to an enroute airport when the Yellow System Hydraulic fluid low level ECAM message was displayed. Post flight inspection provided visual evidence of the loss of fluid.
Narrative: 3 hours 30 minutes into the flight; while checking the system status via the lower ECAM; we noticed that the Yellow Hydraulic quantity had fallen to just above the low level mark. We contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control to discuss the problem. During the call the ECAM HYD Y RSVR LO LVL illuminated. The decision was made to divert. An uneventful approach and landing was made and on postflight inspection a copious amount of hydraulic fluid was found to be leaking from the main landing gear doors.
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.