Narrative:

While preparing for pushback after parking brake release, I told push crew to stand by for push clearance. While first officer was securing bar on door. I noticed the aircraft starting to move backwards. I said to push crew, 'stop the push, stop the pus, stop the push.' when I looked out the windshield the first time, I couldn't see anybody or the tow tug. The second time I looked I saw the aircraft moving away from the tow tug and a ground crew member with his arms up giving a stop signal, which at that time I slowly applied the brakes and then set the parking brake. The tow bar was not connected to the tow tug.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW, DURING PUSHBACK AT FLL, DISCOVERED THE TOW BAR WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE TUG, WHEN THE ACFT STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED.

Narrative: WHILE PREPARING FOR PUSHBACK AFTER PARKING BRAKE RELEASE, I TOLD PUSH CREW TO STAND BY FOR PUSH CLRNC. WHILE FO WAS SECURING BAR ON DOOR. I NOTICED THE ACFT STARTING TO MOVE BACKWARDS. I SAID TO PUSH CREW, 'STOP THE PUSH, STOP THE PUS, STOP THE PUSH.' WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDSHIELD THE FIRST TIME, I COULDN'T SEE ANYBODY OR THE TOW TUG. THE SECOND TIME I LOOKED I SAW THE ACFT MOVING AWAY FROM THE TOW TUG AND A GND CREW MEMBER WITH HIS ARMS UP GIVING A STOP SIGNAL, WHICH AT THAT TIME I SLOWLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE TOW BAR WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE TOW TUG.

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.