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Air carrier ramp employee reported a tow crew left the tow strap attached to the aircraft after the aircraft was dispatched.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1525004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
This is the second incident where [a] tow strap had been left attached to the nose landing gear of an aircraft upon pushback. On one incident the tow strap actually flew with the aircraft and when it landed at its destination the tow strap was found still attached to the nose landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier ramp employee reported a tow crew left the tow strap attached to the aircraft after the aircraft was dispatched.
Narrative: This is the second incident where [a] tow strap had been left attached to the nose landing gear of an aircraft upon pushback. On one incident the tow strap actually flew with the aircraft and when it landed at its destination the tow strap was found still attached to the nose landing gear.
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.