An A320 captain reported the blue hydraulic system overheated in climb. Book procedure was followed;...

Narrative:

Climbing out at approximately FL250 we got a blue hydraulic system overheat ECAM. I was the pilot not flying; so I complied with the ECAM and followed up with the book. The system cooled and I turned the blue pump back on as per the ECAM and flight manual. After that was complete; I called dispatch and got a patch with maintenance. The reception was bad; but I was able to convey the issue. Maintenance told me if the ECAM returned I could reset the pump again if it cooled. On descent; the ECAM returned. Again I complied with the ECAM; but this time the first officer and I felt it would be better to not turn the blue pump back on. We calculated the landing distance as per the manual and landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 Captain reported the blue hydraulic system overheated in climb. Book procedure was followed; pump turned back on when system cooled; but overheat later returned on descent.

Narrative: Climbing out at approximately FL250 we got a blue hydraulic system overheat ECAM. I was the pilot not flying; so I complied with the ECAM and followed up with the book. The system cooled and I turned the blue pump back on as per the ECAM and Flight Manual. After that was complete; I called Dispatch and got a patch with Maintenance. The reception was bad; but I was able to convey the issue. Maintenance told me if the ECAM returned I could reset the pump again if it cooled. On descent; the ECAM returned. Again I complied with the ECAM; but this time the First Officer and I felt it would be better to not turn the blue pump back on. We calculated the landing distance as per the manual and landed without incident.

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.

Attributes
ACN	895775
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic Main System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 3500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320 captain reported the blue hydraulic system overheated in climb. Book procedure was followed; pump turned back on when system cooled; but overheat later returned on descent.