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A319 captain reported a contradiction from standard operating procedures when asked to release the brakes prior to push clearance to facilitate use of a new style tug.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1430106 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 8568 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
When ground crew was ready for pushback they announced to crew to 'release brakes because we need to pull you up on the tug.' this was a newer model tug in where the aircraft is pulled on to a hydraulic plate by an attached strap to the nose gear. While this request certainly makes sense; it breaks with pilot SOP of only releasing brakes when a clearance has been received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported a contradiction from standard operating procedures when asked to release the brakes prior to push clearance to facilitate use of a new style tug.
Narrative: When ground crew was ready for pushback they announced to crew to 'release brakes because we need to pull you up on the tug.' This was a newer model tug in where the aircraft is pulled on to a hydraulic plate by an attached strap to the nose gear. While this request certainly makes sense; it breaks with pilot SOP of only releasing brakes when a clearance has been received.
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.