MD-11
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
After rotation; had level 2 HYD1 FAIL. Checking hydraulic page; HYD1 quantity 0.3. Elected to return to [departure airport]. Accepted vectors to runway. Landed without incident. Obtained a tow to the gate. [There was] hydraulic leak in elevator actuator.
MD-11 Captain reported returning to departure airport when Hydraulic System 1 quantity dropped after takeoff.