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The reporter pushed back off the gate after being told to hold for air carrier X. That aircraft had not passed when the reporter pushed back and so a taxiway was blocked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629825 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd.airport |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pvd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 181 flight time total : 14093 flight time type : 9873 |
| ASRS Report | 629825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Early morning departure and pvd tower was just opening up. We called for pushback and was advised to hold for traffic on taxiway T immediately behind us. Several aircraft passed behind us. About the same time, tower advised 'cleared to push after aircraft X passes behind you.' there were no aircraft in sight for about 1 min, so we assumed that aircraft X was in the group that already passed. As we got to our pushed back position, we observed aircraft X was just turning onto the taxiway about 1500 ft away. The tug was already disconnected so aircraft X had to wait about 1 min for us to begin taxi. We should have asked if we were unclr on the directions. The ground controller possibly should not issue a confidential clearance if the traffic is so far away. At night and in reduced visibility, there might have been a collision potential.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR PUSHED BACK OFF THE GATE AFTER BEING TOLD TO HOLD FOR ACR X. THAT ACFT HAD NOT PASSED WHEN THE RPTR PUSHED BACK AND SO A TXWY WAS BLOCKED.
Narrative: EARLY MORNING DEP AND PVD TWR WAS JUST OPENING UP. WE CALLED FOR PUSHBACK AND WAS ADVISED TO HOLD FOR TFC ON TXWY T IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US. SEVERAL ACFT PASSED BEHIND US. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, TWR ADVISED 'CLRED TO PUSH AFTER ACFT X PASSES BEHIND YOU.' THERE WERE NO ACFT IN SIGHT FOR ABOUT 1 MIN, SO WE ASSUMED THAT ACFT X WAS IN THE GROUP THAT ALREADY PASSED. AS WE GOT TO OUR PUSHED BACK POS, WE OBSERVED ACFT X WAS JUST TURNING ONTO THE TXWY ABOUT 1500 FT AWAY. THE TUG WAS ALREADY DISCONNECTED SO ACFT X HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 1 MIN FOR US TO BEGIN TAXI. WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED IF WE WERE UNCLR ON THE DIRECTIONS. THE GND CTLR POSSIBLY SHOULD NOT ISSUE A CONFIDENTIAL CLRNC IF THE TFC IS SO FAR AWAY. AT NIGHT AND IN REDUCED VISIBILITY, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A COLLISION POTENTIAL.
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.