B737-800
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
Approximately 3 minutes after takeoff just after clean up received a HYD (Hydraulic) B ELEC PUMP LO PR (Low Pressure) ECAM message. Performed ECAM actions; follow ups; [requested priority handling]; and returned to ZZZ. Extended vectors to land below max landing weight. Cleared runway; checked over by ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting); taxied to gate. Additionally APU was inoperative. HYD pump failure.Cause is unknown it was a maintenance issue.
ECAM Hydraulic B Electric Pump Low Pressure. Ran fix strategy. Decided to return to ZZZ. Delay vectors to burn off fuel to avoid overweight landing. [Requested Priority Handling]; safety vehicles inspected aircraft after landing and followed us to gate. Landed underweight runway XX; normal landing. Also APU was deferred.APU deferred. Safest course of action was to return to ZZZ.
B737 flight crew reported Hydraulic Pump Failure after takeoff.