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A320 flight crew experience blue hydraulic system fluid loss at 1;000 ft on final approach. ECAM actions are accomplished and flight lands normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System Lines Connectors Fittings |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 4500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 11500 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Up until this point; normal approach and landing; short final at 1;000 ft AGL when the ECAM's flickered on and off indicating a potential issue. Discuss if this was an anomaly or not and saw other indications that we had lost hydraulic fluid in the blue system. I turned off the blue hydraulic pump and status page showed loss of both number 3 spoilers. Quickly discussed implications; went through pages and reported ECAM complete. First officer on top of situation and concurred with me when I made decision and stated we should continue to land rather than go-around. Runway was very long with a 19 knot head wind; so landing distance was not a factor. Maintenance met aircraft and discussed situation. Maintenance notified us blue system had a severe leak in left wheel well. System still had fluid in blue system after engine shutdown. On preflight; both captain and first officer verified all systems and fluid level were normal include the blue system. First officer did not note any issues on walk around prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew experience blue hydraulic system fluid loss at 1;000 FT on final approach. ECAM actions are accomplished and flight lands normally.
Narrative: Up until this point; normal approach and landing; short final at 1;000 FT AGL when the ECAM's flickered on and off indicating a potential issue. Discuss if this was an anomaly or not and saw other indications that we had lost hydraulic fluid in the blue system. I turned off the blue hydraulic pump and status page showed loss of both number 3 spoilers. Quickly discussed implications; went through pages and reported ECAM complete. First Officer on top of situation and concurred with me when I made decision and stated we should continue to land rather than go-around. Runway was very long with a 19 knot head wind; so landing distance was not a factor. Maintenance met aircraft and discussed situation. Maintenance notified us blue system had a severe leak in left wheel well. System still had fluid in blue system after engine shutdown. On preflight; both Captain and First Officer verified all systems and fluid level were normal include the blue system. First Officer did not note any issues on walk around prior to departure.
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.