Narrative:

Climbing through 2500 ft MSL 'left hydraulic press' EICAS followed by 'left hydraulic qty' EICAS; first officer continued to fly while I handled the checklist. After turning off left hydraulic pumps and reading all system affected; along with the caution concerning continuation and subsequent hydraulic system failures; I choose to return to ZZZZ. Cleared to abc NDB where we slowed and configured (altitude flap/altitude gear). Got visual clearance to land; took controls at 2000 ft MSL; landed at flaps 20 degrees; reference 30+20 (160 KTS). Smooth landing (30-50 FPM) about 2500 ft down the runway at 215300 pounds. Slowed gradually to about 500 ft short of the end of the runway (or at the turn button yellow line). After realizing that the nosewheel steering was also lost; called tower and advised unable to clear runway; called operations for tug and started APU all within 5 mins. Aarf came along side left of airplane; I believe it was at this time I set the brakes so I could make a PA to the passenger about the aarf and the fact that is normal. After which time we shut down the engines. At this point I got distraction with radio calls and did not release the brakes. The aarf at no time hooked up or made any hand signals to us. It took the tug about 30-35 mins to arrive at the aircraft. By this time the brakes were cooked. Maintenance spent about an hour and a half trying to free/cool down the brakes at which time vans were brought out to deplane the passenger. The flight attendants deplaned.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 LT HYDRAULIC SYS FAILED AFTER TKOF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A RTN TO LAND. THE BRAKES SEIZED AFTER BEING SET ON THE RWY WAITING FOR A TOW.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 2500 FT MSL 'L HYD PRESS' EICAS FOLLOWED BY 'L HYD QTY' EICAS; FO CONTINUED TO FLY WHILE I HANDLED THE CHKLIST. AFTER TURNING OFF L HYD PUMPS AND READING ALL SYS AFFECTED; ALONG WITH THE CAUTION CONCERNING CONTINUATION AND SUBSEQUENT HYD SYS FAILURES; I CHOOSE TO RETURN TO ZZZZ. CLRED TO ABC NDB WHERE WE SLOWED AND CONFIGURED (ALT FLAP/ALT GEAR). GOT VISUAL CLRNC TO LAND; TOOK CTLS AT 2000 FT MSL; LANDED AT FLAPS 20 DEGS; REF 30+20 (160 KTS). SMOOTH LNDG (30-50 FPM) ABOUT 2500 FT DOWN THE RWY AT 215300 LBS. SLOWED GRADUALLY TO ABOUT 500 FT SHORT OF THE END OF THE RWY (OR AT THE TURN BUTTON YELLOW LINE). AFTER REALIZING THAT THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS ALSO LOST; CALLED TWR AND ADVISED UNABLE TO CLR RWY; CALLED OPS FOR TUG AND STARTED APU ALL WITHIN 5 MINS. AARF CAME ALONG SIDE L OF AIRPLANE; I BELIEVE IT WAS AT THIS TIME I SET THE BRAKES SO I COULD MAKE A PA TO THE PAX ABOUT THE AARF AND THE FACT THAT IS NORMAL. AFTER WHICH TIME WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. AT THIS POINT I GOT DISTR WITH RADIO CALLS AND DID NOT RELEASE THE BRAKES. THE AARF AT NO TIME HOOKED UP OR MADE ANY HAND SIGNALS TO US. IT TOOK THE TUG ABOUT 30-35 MINS TO ARRIVE AT THE ACFT. BY THIS TIME THE BRAKES WERE COOKED. MAINT SPENT ABOUT AN HR AND A HALF TRYING TO FREE/COOL DOWN THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME VANS WERE BROUGHT OUT TO DEPLANE THE PAX. THE FLT ATTENDANTS DEPLANED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.