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B757-200 captain noted the crews dispatching the aircraft from the gate, are not following accepted company procedures. This requires a guide man with wands, to stand with wands crossed, in full view of the captain, until the aircraft is clear to move.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596575 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 : parked ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596575 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Departure salute. No member of the push crew was visible from the cockpit from the time they were cleared to disconnect interphone until the time they rode out from under the aircraft nose on the tug. It is normal procedure to have a guide man visible with crossed wands until the area is clear for the aircraft to taxi. This is my third debrief on this problem. So far, nothing has changed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CAPT NOTED THE CREWS DISPATCHING THE ACFT FROM THE GATE, ARE NOT FOLLOWING ACCEPTED COMPANY PROCS. THIS REQUIRES A GUIDE MAN WITH WANDS, TO STAND WITH WANDS CROSSED, IN FULL VIEW OF THE CAPT, UNTIL THE ACFT IS CLR TO MOVE.
Narrative: DEP SALUTE. NO MEMBER OF THE PUSH CREW WAS VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT FROM THE TIME THEY WERE CLRED TO DISCONNECT INTERPHONE UNTIL THE TIME THEY RODE OUT FROM UNDER THE ACFT NOSE ON THE TUG. IT IS NORMAL PROC TO HAVE A GUIDE MAN VISIBLE WITH CROSSED WANDS UNTIL THE AREA IS CLR FOR THE ACFT TO TAXI. THIS IS MY THIRD DEBRIEF ON THIS PROB. SO FAR, NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
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.