A320 flight crew experienced failure of landing gear doors to close after takeoff followed by a gree...

Attributes
ACN	835456
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 1600
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 16500 Flight Crew Type 6800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On takeoff and after gear retraction we got an ECAM. The ECAM initially stated to recycle the gear because the gear doors did not close. Then the next ECAM directed us to turn off the ptu and green system hydraulic pump before we were able to do the first ECAM. We cleaned up the aircraft and asked to stay below 250 KTS per the ECAM. We then asked for holding to figure out what had exactly happened. Once we realized we had lost our green system we declared an emergency and held so we could formulate our plan and coordinate with flight attendants; passengers; maintenance; dispatch and ATC. After we ran all the ecams and appropriate checklists we returned to the departure airport; landed without incident and were towed to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew experienced failure of landing gear doors to close after takeoff followed by a green hydraulic system failure. Crew complied with ECAM procedures and returned for landing.

Narrative: On takeoff and after gear retraction we got an ECAM. The ECAM initially stated to recycle the gear because the gear doors did not close. Then the next ECAM directed us to turn off the PTU and green system hydraulic pump before we were able to do the first ECAM. We cleaned up the aircraft and asked to stay below 250 KTS per the ECAM. We then asked for holding to figure out what had exactly happened. Once we realized we had lost our green system we declared an emergency and held so we could formulate our plan and coordinate with flight attendants; passengers; maintenance; dispatch and ATC. After we ran all the ECAMs and appropriate checklists we returned to the departure airport; landed without incident and were towed to the gate.

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.