<< >> NASA ASRS Report 626475, August 2004

An MD11 flight crew noticed that the aircraft was loaded with the parking brake set, resulting in a required maintenance action.

Attributes
ACN	626475
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance 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 : 35 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	626475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I arrived at the aircraft with my crew approximately 45 mins before departure. I accomplished the external preflight check. We ran the before start checklist. I noticed the parking brake was set. I asked my first officer if he had set it, he stated no. The aircraft had been loaded (partially) and fueled before our arrival. We completed the checklist, started, then taxied out. While taxiing out we encountered a maintenance issue that required a block-turn back. When we arrived back at the ramp and shut down, I asked the director of training to see if the parking brake on during loading warrants a logbook write-up. He said yes. I entered this into the aircraft logbook and an inspection was made. No damage was found.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 FLT CREW NOTICED THAT THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, RESULTING IN A REQUIRED MAINT ACTION.

Narrative: I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT WITH MY CREW APPROX 45 MINS BEFORE DEP. I ACCOMPLISHED THE EXTERNAL PREFLT CHK. WE RAN THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. I ASKED MY FO IF HE HAD SET IT, HE STATED NO. THE ACFT HAD BEEN LOADED (PARTIALLY) AND FUELED BEFORE OUR ARR. WE COMPLETED THE CHKLIST, STARTED, THEN TAXIED OUT. WHILE TAXIING OUT WE ENCOUNTERED A MAINT ISSUE THAT REQUIRED A BLOCK-TURN BACK. WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK AT THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN, I ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING TO SEE IF THE PARKING BRAKE ON DURING LOADING WARRANTS A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP. HE SAID YES. I ENTERED THIS INTO THE ACFT LOGBOOK AND AN INSPECTION WAS MADE. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

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.