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A B737 captain reported that the ground crew gave all clear and chocks in before they even had engines shut down or gave cut signal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1507561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 Flight Crew Type 8800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We pulled into the gate in a normal fashion. I set the parking brake and in the time it took me to turn off the engine; anti-ice and the ignition; the marshaler gave the all clear sign; chocks in and walked away prior to me shutting off the engines. I had barely had my hand on the start lever by the time this all happened. The ramp was wet and had compacted snow. By giving the all clear prior to shut down the marshaler was putting the other ground crew at risk of injury; especially with the slippery ramp. The ramp needs to slow down; await our cut signal before performing their duties. The marshaling agent was not following company procedures and policies designed to keep them safe and exposed them to unnecessary risk by not awaiting my signal that it was clear. The ramp needs to stop rushing and slow down and follow established procedures before someone is seriously injured or killed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 Captain reported that the Ground Crew gave all clear and chocks in before they even had engines shut down or gave cut signal.
Narrative: We pulled into the gate in a normal fashion. I set the parking brake and in the time it took me to turn off the engine; anti-ice and the ignition; the Marshaler gave the all clear sign; chocks in and walked away prior to me shutting off the engines. I had barely had my hand on the start lever by the time this all happened. The ramp was wet and had compacted snow. By giving the all clear prior to shut down the Marshaler was putting the other Ground Crew at risk of injury; especially with the slippery ramp. The Ramp needs to slow down; await our cut signal before performing their duties. The Marshaling Agent was not following Company procedures and policies designed to keep them safe and exposed them to unnecessary risk by not awaiting my signal that it was clear. The Ramp needs to stop rushing and slow down and follow established procedures before someone is seriously injured or killed.
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.