A319 flight crew has a malfunctioning green hydraulic system; returns for landing.

Attributes
ACN	725451
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	725451
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost green hydraulic fluid; performed ECAM; notified dispatch and ATC. Notified flight attendants; completed checklist and returned to iad. Landing uneventful. Towed to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW HAS A MALFUNCTIONING GREEN HYD SYSTEM; RETURNS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: LOST GREEN HYD FLUID; PERFORMED ECAM; NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND ATC. NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANTS; COMPLETED CHKLIST AND RETURNED TO IAD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. TOWED TO GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.