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A B737-300 PIC angers a ground crew man when it is found that he had released his parking brake handle to 'trigger' an on-time departure from the gate at sfo, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513966 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10220 flight time type : 510 |
| ASRS Report | 513966 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : person non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : coord 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After the entry door was closed, I held the brakes and released the parking brake handle and reset it to get an on-time departure. The brakes were never released from the aircraft. I was later asked by the mechanic if I had released the brakes. He told me that the zone controller had contacted him to find out why we were out. I told him that I only dropped the parking brake handle to get the out time but the brakes were never released. He voiced his displeasure with this and asked for my name. I gave it to him and we continued the trip. I later found out that a report was filed stating that the plane was being loaded and that the aircraft had moved. This is false. The brakes were never released. This will never occur on my airplane again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 PIC ANGERS A GND CREW MAN WHEN IT IS FOUND THAT HE HAD RELEASED HIS PARKING BRAKE HANDLE TO 'TRIGGER' AN ON-TIME DEP FROM THE GATE AT SFO, CA.
Narrative: AFTER THE ENTRY DOOR WAS CLOSED, I HELD THE BRAKES AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND RESET IT TO GET AN ON-TIME DEP. THE BRAKES WERE NEVER RELEASED FROM THE ACFT. I WAS LATER ASKED BY THE MECH IF I HAD RELEASED THE BRAKES. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ZONE CTLR HAD CONTACTED HIM TO FIND OUT WHY WE WERE OUT. I TOLD HIM THAT I ONLY DROPPED THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE TO GET THE OUT TIME BUT THE BRAKES WERE NEVER RELEASED. HE VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE WITH THIS AND ASKED FOR MY NAME. I GAVE IT TO HIM AND WE CONTINUED THE TRIP. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT A RPT WAS FILED STATING THAT THE PLANE WAS BEING LOADED AND THAT THE ACFT HAD MOVED. THIS IS FALSE. THE BRAKES WERE NEVER RELEASED. THIS WILL NEVER OCCUR ON MY AIRPLANE AGAIN.
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.