Narrative:

After take-off upon retracting the landing gear; we got the single chime and hydraulic 3 lo press message and ib ground splrs message. Followed QRH and declared an emergency with the tower for a return to runway 18. Landing was uneventful; stopped the aircraft on a high-speed. Had the passengers deplaned and transported to the terminal by bus. Aircraft was towed to the gate. [We] observed hydraulic leak on the left wing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-700 EICAS alerted HYD 3 LO PRESS and IB GND SPLRS when the landing gear were retracted so an emergency was declared; the QRH completed and the aircraft returned to the departure airport where the passengers were deplaned on a high speed taxiway.

Narrative: After take-off upon retracting the landing gear; we got the single chime and HYD 3 LO PRESS message and IB GND SPLRS message. Followed QRH and declared an emergency with the Tower for a return to Runway 18. Landing was uneventful; stopped the aircraft on a high-speed. Had the passengers deplaned and transported to the terminal by bus. Aircraft was towed to the gate. [We] observed hydraulic leak on the left wing.

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.