Narrative:

Flight engineer preflight. After divert to iad, dca airport closed due to disabled aircraft. We parked on hard stand. After getting additional fuel and paperwork, we taxied. During taxi, I discovered the flight engineer had not done a walkaround, so we returned to the gate to allow the flight engineer to do the walkaround. Flight engineer claimed that he was unsure that a walkaround was required. Please forward to the training department of the necessity of preflight/walkaround before each leg. Supplemental information from acn 465522: after being diverted to iad from dca because of fouled runway, we refueled and let some passenger disembark and then prepared to fly back to dca. In the rush, I neglected to conduct a walkaround and the flight had to return to the gate so I could perform this important function. Following full responsibility for the delay and am aware of the possible safety implications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CAPT RETURNED ACFT TO GATE SO THE SO COULD ACCOMPLISH THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION.

Narrative: FE PREFLT. AFTER DIVERT TO IAD, DCA ARPT CLOSED DUE TO DISABLED ACFT. WE PARKED ON HARD STAND. AFTER GETTING ADDITIONAL FUEL AND PAPERWORK, WE TAXIED. DURING TAXI, I DISCOVERED THE FE HAD NOT DONE A WALKAROUND, SO WE RETURNED TO THE GATE TO ALLOW THE FE TO DO THE WALKAROUND. FE CLAIMED THAT HE WAS UNSURE THAT A WALKAROUND WAS REQUIRED. PLEASE FORWARD TO THE TRAINING DEPT OF THE NECESSITY OF PREFLT/WALKAROUND BEFORE EACH LEG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465522: AFTER BEING DIVERTED TO IAD FROM DCA BECAUSE OF FOULED RWY, WE REFUELED AND LET SOME PAX DISEMBARK AND THEN PREPARED TO FLY BACK TO DCA. IN THE RUSH, I NEGLECTED TO CONDUCT A WALKAROUND AND THE FLT HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE SO I COULD PERFORM THIS IMPORTANT FUNCTION. FOLLOWING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELAY AND AM AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS.

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.