<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534212, January 2002

A B757 PIC allows the flight to be pushed back five mins early from the gate while the first officer is still in the aircraft lav. The checklists had not yet been completed.

Attributes
ACN	534212
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
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	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	534212
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approximately 10 mins prior to scheduled pushback, the aircraft final paperwork (awabs, pre departure clearance, fuel) was received and checklists were not done. Since the first class lav was occupied earlier, I told the captain I'd be right back, after I had a chance to go to the lav. Still 5 mins prior to scheduled push, I felt the aircraft start pushing back. I re-entered the cockpit, completed the before start and push back start checklist after the aircraft was already on the active taxiway. The captain had entered the final performance numbers and commenced the push without me in the seat and the cockpit door open. Early is early. I hate being rushed. Especially when we could have done everything the right way and still pushed exactly on-time. Patience is a virtue!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 PIC ALLOWS THE FLT TO BE PUSHED BACK FIVE MINS EARLY FROM THE GATE WHILE THE FO IS STILL IN THE ACFT LAV. THE CHKLISTS HAD NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED.

Narrative: APPROX 10 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED PUSHBACK, THE ACFT FINAL PAPERWORK (AWABS, PDC, FUEL) WAS RECEIVED AND CHKLISTS WERE NOT DONE. SINCE THE FIRST CLASS LAV WAS OCCUPIED EARLIER, I TOLD THE CAPT I'D BE RIGHT BACK, AFTER I HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE LAV. STILL 5 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED PUSH, I FELT THE ACFT START PUSHING BACK. I RE-ENTERED THE COCKPIT, COMPLETED THE BEFORE START AND PUSH BACK START CHKLIST AFTER THE ACFT WAS ALREADY ON THE ACTIVE TXWY. THE CAPT HAD ENTERED THE FINAL PERFORMANCE NUMBERS AND COMMENCED THE PUSH WITHOUT ME IN THE SEAT AND THE COCKPIT DOOR OPEN. EARLY IS EARLY. I HATE BEING RUSHED. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE COULD HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY AND STILL PUSHED EXACTLY ON-TIME. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!

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.