Here's the link to Avherald, which is probably the next best thing to the NTSB report, and absent the usual media rubbish.
Incident: Jetblue A320 at Las Vegas on Jun 17th 2012, two hydraulic systems failed
Incident: Jetblue A320 at Las Vegas on Jun 17th 2012, two hydraulic systems failed
By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Jun 19th 2012 16:52Z, last updated Tuesday, Jun 19th 2012 16:52Z
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N552JB performing flight B6-194 from Las Vegas,NV to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 155 people on board, was climbing out of Las Vegas' runway 25R when the crew levelled off at 13,000 feet reporting multiple hydraulic problems, a few minutes later the crew declared emergency reporting they had lost two hydraulic systems. They needed to burn off fuel and entered a holding at 12,000 feet for about 3 hours and landed safely on runway 25R about 3:30 hours after departure and stopped on the runway.
The runway was closed for about 30 minutes until the aircraft was towed off the runway.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 reached New York with a delay of 8 hours.
FlightAware > JetBlue Airways (B6) #194 > 17-Jun-2012 > KLAS-KJFK Flight Tracker
I'm also wondering about the decision to hold for 3 hours when down to one hydraulic system. The only thing I can think of is that they considered stopping ability, and decided it was more prudent to make a later landing at a lower weight than a quick landing at a heavy weight.
Too soon to pass judgment at this stage anyway. In the interim, it appears that the crew did a good job of getting everybody back safely.
