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Aircraft tug driver reported multiple loss of communication incidents since transitioning to wireless headsets for pilot/tug communications.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1373130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During pushback lost all communication with pilot. Decision made this morning to remove all wired headsets from our standard issued equipment. Unsafe. Never in my 32 years had I ever lost communication with pilot with a hard wire headset. This is the eighth time that I have lost communication with the pilot using the wireless headset in the last 2 months. I have expressed my concerns at great length with many different managers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aircraft tug driver reported multiple loss of communication incidents since transitioning to wireless headsets for pilot/tug communications.
Narrative: During pushback lost all communication with pilot. Decision made this morning to remove all wired headsets from our standard issued equipment. Unsafe. Never in my 32 years had I ever lost communication with pilot with a hard wire headset. This is the eighth time that I have lost communication with the pilot using the wireless headset in the last 2 months. I have expressed my concerns at great length with many different managers.
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.