An A320 crew, during initial climb out of den, experienced a loss of hydraulic quantity, returned to...

Attributes
ACN	522332
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon tower : den.tower tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	522332
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff, green system fail (loss of all fluid). Gear stayed down, gear doors stayed open. We returned gear handle to down position to agree with gear lights. Advised ATC to hold us at 8000 ft MSL near 20 mi northwest of den. Completed ECAM action items, declared emergency with ATC, briefed purser (cabin advisory) and passenger. I completed status page items on ECAM, company reference, CONF3, possible overweight landing, and alternate brakes usage including triple gauge hydraulic pressure callouts upon landing, and finally calculated the higher landing distance. Captain and I completed all normal checklists after ECAM items were complete. We briefed a visual approach runway 16 at den. ATC and arff advised we will remain on runway 16 for inspection and to be towed to the gate. During landing roll, ECAM stated yellow hydraulic system overheat and when aircraft came to complete stop, we completed associated ECAM for yellow overheat. Arff inspected aircraft, found hydraulic fluid still leaking from left main wheel well, but no fire. Advised purser and passenger all was normal and to remain seated as we get towed. Captain and I completed normal after landing checks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW, DURING INITIAL CLBOUT OF DEN, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HYD QUANTITY, RETURNED TO DEN.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, GREEN SYS FAIL (LOSS OF ALL FLUID). GEAR STAYED DOWN, GEAR DOORS STAYED OPEN. WE RETURNED GEAR HANDLE TO DOWN POS TO AGREE WITH GEAR LIGHTS. ADVISED ATC TO HOLD US AT 8000 FT MSL NEAR 20 MI NW OF DEN. COMPLETED ECAM ACTION ITEMS, DECLARED EMER WITH ATC, BRIEFED PURSER (CABIN ADVISORY) AND PAX. I COMPLETED STATUS PAGE ITEMS ON ECAM, COMPANY REF, CONF3, POSSIBLE OVERWT LNDG, AND ALTERNATE BRAKES USAGE INCLUDING TRIPLE GAUGE HYD PRESSURE CALLOUTS UPON LNDG, AND FINALLY CALCULATED THE HIGHER LNDG DISTANCE. CAPT AND I COMPLETED ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS AFTER ECAM ITEMS WERE COMPLETE. WE BRIEFED A VISUAL APCH RWY 16 AT DEN. ATC AND ARFF ADVISED WE WILL REMAIN ON RWY 16 FOR INSPECTION AND TO BE TOWED TO THE GATE. DURING LNDG ROLL, ECAM STATED YELLOW HYD SYS OVERHEAT AND WHEN ACFT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, WE COMPLETED ASSOCIATED ECAM FOR YELLOW OVERHEAT. ARFF INSPECTED ACFT, FOUND HYD FLUID STILL LEAKING FROM L MAIN WHEEL WELL, BUT NO FIRE. ADVISED PURSER AND PAX ALL WAS NORMAL AND TO REMAIN SEATED AS WE GET TOWED. CAPT AND I COMPLETED NORMAL AFTER LNDG CHKS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.

An A320 crew, during initial climb out of den, experienced a loss of hydraulic quantity, returned to den.