Widebody transport aircraft returned to airport of departure after losing 1 hydraulic system.

Attributes
ACN	110898
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sju tower : sju
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	110898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We lost our green system hydraulics on climb out. We immediately performed the ECAM actions and completed all required checklists. Departure control was informed of our situation and vectored us back to sju for landing. With the loss of the green system we were required to crank the landing gear and also nose wheel steering. The approach controller told the tower about our hydraulic problem but they did not understand that we would not have nose wheel steering for taxiing, therefore, we would need a tug to tow us clear and back to the gate. No emergency was declared because we felt is wasn't warranted. The tower controller was upset that we didn't notify them that we would be unable to taxi, considering there are only 2 or us, one to fly and one to complete the ECAM actions checklists we felt that was low priority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACFT RETURNED TO ARPT OF DEP AFTER LOSING 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

Narrative: WE LOST OUR GREEN SYS HYDS ON CLBOUT. WE IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED THE ECAM ACTIONS AND COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED CHKLISTS. DEP CTL WAS INFORMED OF OUR SITUATION AND VECTORED US BACK TO SJU FOR LNDG. WITH THE LOSS OF THE GREEN SYS WE WERE REQUIRED TO CRANK THE LNDG GEAR AND ALSO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE APCH CTLR TOLD THE TWR ABOUT OUR HYD PROB BUT THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE NOSE WHEEL STEERING FOR TAXIING, THEREFORE, WE WOULD NEED A TUG TO TOW US CLEAR AND BACK TO THE GATE. NO EMER WAS DECLARED BECAUSE WE FELT IS WASN'T WARRANTED. THE TWR CTLR WAS UPSET THAT WE DIDN'T NOTIFY THEM THAT WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO TAXI, CONSIDERING THERE ARE ONLY 2 OR US, ONE TO FLY AND ONE TO COMPLETE THE ECAM ACTIONS CHKLISTS WE FELT THAT WAS LOW PRIORITY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.