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Improper taxi procedures were reported by a B767 captain who stated that during his pushback at bwi, another air carrier's B737 taxied between his aircraft and the terminal, causing his ground crew to be startled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549032 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 15500 |
| ASRS Report | 549032 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd personnel #5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During pushback of flight from bwi-den, we had a problem with the start valve on the left engine. Tug pushed us onto taxiway a and stopped while we called maintenance. While dealing with problem, an air carrier B737 taxied between us and terminal, startling the ground personnel. They complained that this wasn't the first time. I complained to the ground controller, who responded 'uh, okay' and diverted other traffic by another route. The B737 pilot commented 'we could get through so what's the problem.' obviously they don't understand safety is the problem since the air carrier and the bwi ground controller have done this before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IMPROPER TAXI PROCS WERE RPTED BY A B767 CAPT WHO STATED THAT DURING HIS PUSHBACK AT BWI, ANOTHER ACR'S B737 TAXIED BTWN HIS ACFT AND THE TERMINAL, CAUSING HIS GND CREW TO BE STARTLED.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK OF FLT FROM BWI-DEN, WE HAD A PROB WITH THE START VALVE ON THE L ENG. TUG PUSHED US ONTO TXWY A AND STOPPED WHILE WE CALLED MAINT. WHILE DEALING WITH PROB, AN ACR B737 TAXIED BTWN US AND TERMINAL, STARTLING THE GND PERSONNEL. THEY COMPLAINED THAT THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME. I COMPLAINED TO THE GND CTLR, WHO RESPONDED 'UH, OKAY' AND DIVERTED OTHER TFC BY ANOTHER RTE. THE B737 PLT COMMENTED 'WE COULD GET THROUGH SO WHAT'S THE PROB.' OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND SAFETY IS THE PROB SINCE THE ACR AND THE BWI GND CTLR HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.
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.