An md super 80 was unable to taxi out after pushback from the gate due to failure of the pushback cr...

Attributes
ACN	430515
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	430515
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I would like to relate to you the following story that not only happened to me this morning in ZZZ but in a couple of other cities as well. During pushback, it was just about impossible to communicate with the ground man due to his very, very poor english. I was able to once again get around this by me asking all the questions back to him and asking for an affirmative or negative. At the completion of the push, when it was time to be shown the pin, blink the taxi light the ground man holds up his gloved right hand, and crossed wands in his left. After I blink the light I get the salute and with clearance from ground I try to taxi but can go nowhere. It seems that once again I am shown a bypass pin that does not have a red flag on it -- or came from his pocket. Operations was called and someone else came to remove the real pin. I am not sure what the solution is here but I believe that all pins should have long streamers attached to them and the ground personnel should not be allowed to have their own pins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 WAS UNABLE TO TAXI OUT AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PUSHBACK CREW TO REMOVE THE NOSE GEAR STEERING PIN. FLC WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE GND CREW DUE TO A SEVERE LANGUAGE PROB.

Narrative: I WOULD LIKE TO RELATE TO YOU THE FOLLOWING STORY THAT NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME THIS MORNING IN ZZZ BUT IN A COUPLE OF OTHER CITIES AS WELL. DURING PUSHBACK, IT WAS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE GND MAN DUE TO HIS VERY, VERY POOR ENGLISH. I WAS ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN GET AROUND THIS BY ME ASKING ALL THE QUESTIONS BACK TO HIM AND ASKING FOR AN AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PUSH, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO BE SHOWN THE PIN, BLINK THE TAXI LIGHT THE GND MAN HOLDS UP HIS GLOVED R HAND, AND CROSSED WANDS IN HIS L. AFTER I BLINK THE LIGHT I GET THE SALUTE AND WITH CLRNC FROM GND I TRY TO TAXI BUT CAN GO NOWHERE. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE AGAIN I AM SHOWN A BYPASS PIN THAT DOES NOT HAVE A RED FLAG ON IT -- OR CAME FROM HIS POCKET. OPS WAS CALLED AND SOMEONE ELSE CAME TO REMOVE THE REAL PIN. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE SOLUTION IS HERE BUT I BELIEVE THAT ALL PINS SHOULD HAVE LONG STREAMERS ATTACHED TO THEM AND THE GND PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR OWN PINS.

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.

An md super 80 was unable to taxi out after pushback from the gate due to failure of the pushback crew to remove the nose gear steering pin. Flight crew was unable to communicate with the ground crew due to a severe language problem.