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When the towbar broke during pushback; the ground crew alerted the captain of the A320 who brought the aircraft to a gentle stop. The ground crew advised there was no visible damage and the flight crew continued the flight. They later discovered a normal procedure aom reference required a specific inspection after a breakaway from a tow. Maintenance was advised and the procedure completed at the next stop. Both pilots advised the location of the requirement; on tablet pages preceding the breakaway procedure; made it questionable that it would be seen by flight crews accessing only the procedure itself.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1224131 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 23500 Flight Crew Type 8500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Total 12500 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During pushback the push crew said the tow bar had disconnected and to stop the aircraft; I applied light brake pressure and came to a stop. He said the tow bar was defective and they confirmed that there was no damage to the nose gear. We proceeded and the flight was uneventful. After rereading the breakaway procedure in the normal pushback section it was noted that we should have had maintenance inspect the nose gear. I called maintenance control and they had the inspection done. No damage was observed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the towbar broke during pushback; the ground crew alerted the Captain of the A320 who brought the aircraft to a gentle stop. The ground crew advised there was no visible damage and the flight crew continued the flight. They later discovered a normal procedure AOM reference required a specific inspection after a breakaway from a tow. Maintenance was advised and the procedure completed at the next stop. Both pilots advised the location of the requirement; on tablet pages preceding the breakaway procedure; made it questionable that it would be seen by flight crews accessing only the procedure itself.
Narrative: During pushback the push crew said the tow bar had disconnected and to stop the aircraft; I applied light brake pressure and came to a stop. He said the tow bar was defective and they confirmed that there was no damage to the nose gear. We proceeded and the flight was uneventful. After rereading the breakaway procedure in the Normal Pushback section it was noted that we should have had maintenance inspect the nose gear. I called Maintenance Control and they had the inspection done. No damage was observed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.