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Air carrier captain reported pushback brake release procedure SOP deviations are becoming more common.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1498399 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 15592 Flight Crew Type 7677 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After establishing communications with the cockpit; the ground crew stated 'ready for push and 'they' would like brake release.' I advised the push crew that it was not procedure to release brakes without push clearance; and to standby.I don't know who 'they' are but we all understand that it is against SOP to release brakes without pushback clearance. This is occurring on more of my flights and in san francisco in particular (about 50% of the time in sfo). There is a noticeable trend here in my experience and it is happening in many stations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported pushback brake release procedure SOP deviations are becoming more common.
Narrative: After establishing communications with the cockpit; the ground crew stated 'Ready for push and 'they' would like brake release.' I advised the push crew that it was not procedure to release brakes without push clearance; and to standby.I don't know who 'THEY' are but we all understand that it is against SOP to release brakes without pushback clearance. This is occurring on more of my flights and in San Francisco in particular (about 50% of the time in SFO). There is a noticeable trend here in my experience and it is happening in many stations.
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.