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The 777 crew were cleared to push back; released the brakes and moved back about ten feet before realizing that there was no one driving the tug.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1289503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18400 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were cleared to push and had new weights uplink three times. We called to cancel push clearance and captain told tug driver to stand by while they loaded the FMC. Once ready they called for push clearance and I heard the captain tell the tug driver brakes released cleared to push. The aircraft started moving with no response from tug driver. The captain tried to contact the tug driver but there was still no response. We moved back about ten feet before coming to a stop. One of the push crew got on headset and told us there was no one on the tug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The 777 crew were cleared to push back; released the brakes and moved back about ten feet before realizing that there was no one driving the tug.
Narrative: We were cleared to push and had new weights uplink three times. We called to cancel push clearance and Captain told tug driver to stand by while they loaded the FMC. Once ready they called for push clearance and I heard the Captain tell the tug driver brakes released cleared to push. The aircraft started moving with no response from tug driver. The Captain tried to contact the tug driver but there was still no response. We moved back about ten feet before coming to a stop. One of the push crew got on headset and told us there was no one on the tug.
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.