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B737 flight crew reported pushback tug driver inexperience resulted in communications breakdown and runway incursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1605585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 515 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
The tug driver appeared to be inexperienced. Had difficulty positioning the aircraft on the parallel taxiway and left us on about a 30 degree angle. The comm with the tug driver was very weak. When the tug disconnected we were not on the taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported pushback tug driver inexperience resulted in communications breakdown and runway incursion.
Narrative: The tug driver appeared to be inexperienced. Had difficulty positioning the aircraft on the parallel taxiway and left us on about a 30 degree angle. The COMM with the tug driver was very weak. When the tug disconnected we were not on the taxiway.
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.