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Apparently transiting the ramp, an air carrier captain took the initiative to provide a stop point signal as a B737 taxied in to his assigned gate when not observing the appropriate ramp personnel on scene.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : dtw.airport |
Narrative:
Aircraft was pulling in to gate. No one was there to let them know when to stop. So as they approached the stop line, I crossed my arms to let them know that they were at the stopping point. Finally found some chocks and put them in. The thing is that I was not trained at that airport to 'lead in' an aircraft and put in the chocks. I was walking from my aircraft to operations, which was 100 ft or so from my aircraft and it went by the front of the aircraft that was parking. Did this without thinking, saw someone that needed help and helped them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APPARENTLY TRANSITING THE RAMP, AN ACR CAPT TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE A STOP POINT SIGNAL AS A B737 TAXIED IN TO HIS ASSIGNED GATE WHEN NOT OBSERVING THE APPROPRIATE RAMP PERSONNEL ON SCENE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PULLING IN TO GATE. NO ONE WAS THERE TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN TO STOP. SO AS THEY APCHED THE STOP LINE, I CROSSED MY ARMS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY WERE AT THE STOPPING POINT. FINALLY FOUND SOME CHOCKS AND PUT THEM IN. THE THING IS THAT I WAS NOT TRAINED AT THAT ARPT TO 'LEAD IN' AN ACFT AND PUT IN THE CHOCKS. I WAS WALKING FROM MY ACFT TO OPS, WHICH WAS 100 FT OR SO FROM MY ACFT AND IT WENT BY THE FRONT OF THE ACFT THAT WAS PARKING. DID THIS WITHOUT THINKING, SAW SOMEONE THAT NEEDED HELP AND HELPED THEM.
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.