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An A320 captain reports ground crew removed fans from hot brakes and chocks from released parking brakes; without coordination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 655512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2550 |
| ASRS Report | 655512 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
For the quick turn and hot brakes we coordination chocks in the mains and parking brake release with fans. After preflight awaiting bags to be loaded; the tug driver asked for the brakes to be released for on-time and I informed her the brakes were still released for cooling. I asked if the chocks and fans had been pulled already and she said yes. Chocks were pulled by ramp personnel without coordinating brakes being reset with cockpit crew. More concern with on-time than safety!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 CAPT RPTS GND CREW REMOVED FANS FROM HOT BRAKES AND CHOCKS FROM RELEASED PARKING BRAKES; WITHOUT COORD.
Narrative: FOR THE QUICK TURN AND HOT BRAKES WE COORD CHOCKS IN THE MAINS AND PARKING BRAKE RELEASE WITH FANS. AFTER PREFLT AWAITING BAGS TO BE LOADED; THE TUG DRIVER ASKED FOR THE BRAKES TO BE RELEASED FOR ON-TIME AND I INFORMED HER THE BRAKES WERE STILL RELEASED FOR COOLING. I ASKED IF THE CHOCKS AND FANS HAD BEEN PULLED ALREADY AND SHE SAID YES. CHOCKS WERE PULLED BY RAMP PERSONNEL WITHOUT COORDINATING BRAKES BEING RESET WITH COCKPIT CREW. MORE CONCERN WITH ON-TIME THAN SAFETY!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.