An A330's ECAM alerted hydraulic B lo level so the crew complied the ECAM checklist; secured the blu...

Attributes
ACN	958066
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Main System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At cruise an ECAM warning was observed 'hydraulic B lo level'. The ECAM procedure was completed that included turning off the left engine driven blue hydraulic pump and the blue system electric hydraulic pump. It was also noted that the blue system quantity was at or near zero. Dispatch and maintenance was notified and after some time the decision was made to continue to our destination. The flight continued and landed without further problems. On the ground; maintenance personnel reported that the wheel well area showed signs of hydraulic fluid leaks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A330's ECAM alerted HYD B LO LEVEL so the crew complied the ECAM checklist; secured the Blue hydraulic system and continued to their planned destination.

Narrative: At cruise an ECAM warning was observed 'HYD B Lo Level'. The ECAM procedure was completed that included turning off the left engine driven Blue hydraulic pump and the Blue system electric hydraulic pump. It was also noted that the Blue system quantity was at or near zero. Dispatch and Maintenance was notified and after some time the decision was made to continue to our destination. The flight continued and landed without further problems. On the ground; maintenance personnel reported that the wheel well area showed signs of hydraulic fluid leaks.

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 A330's ECAM alerted hydraulic B lo level so the crew complied the ECAM checklist; secured the blue hydraulic system and continued to their planned destination.