Flight crew of a super MD80 pushed back from gate without clearance at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	449639
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	449639
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	449640
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Started at gate xa due to inoperative APU. Pushed off gate without calling ground. Prior to entering taxiway a, had captain ask ground man if they needed to push us out onto taxiway a. When they said yes, I requested clearance from ground control. He said we were supposed to call before push. Re-reviewed company page for sfo. Notes are confusing and hard to read format. The need to call ground for push is normally in bold. Redesigning notes on 10-7Z page for sfo would be a big help in complying with all restrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 PUSHED BACK FROM GATE WITHOUT CLRNC AT SFO.

Narrative: STARTED AT GATE XA DUE TO INOP APU. PUSHED OFF GATE WITHOUT CALLING GND. PRIOR TO ENTERING TXWY A, HAD CAPT ASK GND MAN IF THEY NEEDED TO PUSH US OUT ONTO TXWY A. WHEN THEY SAID YES, I REQUESTED CLRNC FROM GND CTL. HE SAID WE WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL BEFORE PUSH. RE-REVIEWED COMPANY PAGE FOR SFO. NOTES ARE CONFUSING AND HARD TO READ FORMAT. THE NEED TO CALL GND FOR PUSH IS NORMALLY IN BOLD. REDESIGNING NOTES ON 10-7Z PAGE FOR SFO WOULD BE A BIG HELP IN COMPLYING WITH ALL RESTRS.

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.