Air carrier medium large transport receives ACARS report on approach that they had run over a nose tow bar on departing the last station. Aircraft readied for emergency landing procedure.

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Attributes
ACN	209066
Time
Date	199204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	209066
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Preflight checklists and pushback from mco ramp. All normal. I observed pushback tug and second mechanic walking toward it beyond right wingtip and looked again to insure wingtip would clear tail of company aircraft parked at next gate. Single engine after start checklist normal, I called for taxi and extended takeoff flaps when clear. The captain verified taxiway R58 and normal taxi, second engine start and checklists were normal. Takeoff and after takeoff checklists were normal. Flight was routine en route, and throughout descent. Beginning approach to 36R at clt, I noticed a message from company (ACARS). Message from dispatcher advised that we had run over a tow-bar in mco at gate and might have damaged nose gear. We requested 36L, and crash fire rescue equipment standing by for our landing. All indications and landing were normal. A logbook entry was made including request to inspect aircraft. No FOD or markings of any kind were found by company maintenance and inspection personnel. Logbook entry was cleared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG RECEIVES ACARS RPT ON APCH THAT THEY HAD RUN OVER A NOSE TOW BAR ON DEPARTING THE LAST STATION. ACFT READIED FOR EMER LNDG PROC.

Narrative: PREFLT CHKLISTS AND PUSHBACK FROM MCO RAMP. ALL NORMAL. I OBSERVED PUSHBACK TUG AND SECOND MECH WALKING TOWARD IT BEYOND R WINGTIP AND LOOKED AGAIN TO INSURE WINGTIP WOULD CLR TAIL OF COMPANY ACFT PARKED AT NEXT GATE. SINGLE ENG AFTER START CHKLIST NORMAL, I CALLED FOR TAXI AND EXTENDED TKOF FLAPS WHEN CLR. THE CAPT VERIFIED TAXIWAY R58 AND NORMAL TAXI, SECOND ENG START AND CHKLISTS WERE NORMAL. TKOF AND AFTER TKOF CHKLISTS WERE NORMAL. FLT WAS ROUTINE ENRTE, AND THROUGHOUT DSCNT. BEGINNING APCH TO 36R AT CLT, I NOTICED A MESSAGE FROM COMPANY (ACARS). MESSAGE FROM DISPATCHER ADVISED THAT WE HAD RUN OVER A TOW-BAR IN MCO AT GATE AND MIGHT HAVE DAMAGED NOSE GEAR. WE REQUESTED 36L, AND CFR STANDING BY FOR OUR LNDG. ALL INDICATIONS AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE INCLUDING REQUEST TO INSPECT ACFT. NO FOD OR MARKINGS OF ANY KIND WERE FOUND BY COMPANY MAINT AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL. LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS CLRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.