After pushback and engine start, flight crew had no communication with ground personnel to let the flight crew know when to set brakes. Brakes weren't set and aircraft moved forward, hitting the disconnected tow bar and cutting a nose tire. The cut wasn't discovered until after the flight.

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Attributes
ACN	336468
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
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	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	336468
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	336315
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During pushback, I advised ground crew not to disconnect till I told them to. We had problems with APU and didn't know if engines would start. When starting right engine it took a long time because of APU. Ground crew had disconnected tow bar and headset without saying anything. Aircraft then rolled over tow bar. I asked maintenance to check and they did. We left thinking all was well. When I got to egkk I found a large cut in nosewheel. They must have overlooked it. No blowout on takeoff or landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER PUSHBACK AND ENG START, FLC HAD NO COM WITH GND PERSONNEL TO LET THE FLC KNOW WHEN TO SET BRAKES. BRAKES WEREN'T SET AND ACFT MOVED FORWARD, HITTING THE DISCONNECTED TOW BAR AND CUTTING A NOSE TIRE. THE CUT WASN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE FLT.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, I ADVISED GND CREW NOT TO DISCONNECT TILL I TOLD THEM TO. WE HAD PROBS WITH APU AND DIDN'T KNOW IF ENGS WOULD START. WHEN STARTING R ENG IT TOOK A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF APU. GND CREW HAD DISCONNECTED TOW BAR AND HEADSET WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING. ACFT THEN ROLLED OVER TOW BAR. I ASKED MAINT TO CHK AND THEY DID. WE LEFT THINKING ALL WAS WELL. WHEN I GOT TO EGKK I FOUND A LARGE CUT IN NOSEWHEEL. THEY MUST HAVE OVERLOOKED IT. NO BLOWOUT ON TKOF OR LNDG.

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.