An A319 flight crew suffered the loss of their green hydraulic system; ran the appropriate checklist...

Narrative:

On takeoff after we raised the gear we got a green system engine driven pump ECAM; followed immediately by a loss of green system quantity ECAM. I called 'my aircraft; my radios'. We then got out the QRH to determine if we had an immediate action item or an ECAM exception item. We did not. The first officer then called for ECAM actions. While the first officer flew I handled the ECAM; briefed the flight attendants and advised dispatch via ACARS. After about an hour to plan and prepare we advised ATC we were ready to land. With all emergency equipment standing by and the cabin prepared I assumed PF duties and we were vectored for a 30 mile final and landed using alternate brakes; number two reverser and no nose wheel steering. After an inspection by emergency crews we were towed back to the gate for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 Flight Crew suffered the loss of their Green Hydraulic System; ran the appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport where they were towed off the runway and to their gate for maintenance.

Narrative: On takeoff after we raised the gear we got a Green system engine driven pump ECAM; followed immediately by a loss of green system quantity ECAM. I called 'my aircraft; my radios'. We then got out the QRH to determine if we had an immediate action item or an ECAM exception item. We did not. The First Officer then called for ECAM actions. While the First Officer flew I handled the ECAM; briefed the Flight Attendants and advised Dispatch via ACARS. After about an hour to plan and prepare we advised ATC we were ready to land. With all emergency equipment standing by and the cabin prepared I assumed PF duties and we were vectored for a 30 mile final and landed using alternate brakes; number two reverser and no nose wheel steering. After an inspection by emergency crews we were towed back to the gate for maintenance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	1018396
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Hydraulic System Pump
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A319 flight crew suffered the loss of their green hydraulic system; ran the appropriate checklists; declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport where they were towed off the runway and to their gate for maintenance.