A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 13470; Flight Crew Type 5500
Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
We were told to enter a holding pattern due to thunderstorms on the field. While descending we experienced a total green hydraulic failure. We [advised ATC] and diverted. During the divert we had to run many checklists which included manually extending the gear. We came to a complete stop on the runway with emergency equipment standing by which shut down the runway. We were then towed to the gate. At that point we proceed to Ops to fill out safety and incident reports which we could not do because the system was down. We spent several hours in Ops; talked to the Operations Manager several times; and tried to arrange hotel.
A320 First Officer reported the green hydraulic system failed resulting in a successful divert.