Narrative:

On takeoff we experienced a hydraulic system #1 failure when the gear handle was selected up. We declared an emergency; ran the appropriate checklists; notified the flight attendant and operations of the nature of our emergency and landed without incident back at our departure airport with crash fire rescue equipment standing by.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An E-145 flight crew opted to return to their departure airport when the #1 hydraulic system failed on initial climb.

Narrative: On takeoff we experienced a hydraulic system #1 failure when the gear handle was selected up. We declared an emergency; ran the appropriate checklists; notified the Flight Attendant and Operations of the nature of our emergency and landed without incident back at our departure airport with CFR standing by.

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.