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An A319 captain complains about ramp personnel opening cargo doors during pushback without permission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 655621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| 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 | 655621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During pushback awaiting push clearance; brakes released; a ramp worker opened the cargo door without telling the tug driver. I told the tug driver 'hey; the cargo door just opened' and he responded 'oh; I guess they got another bag; I didn't even know they were gonna do that.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT RAMP PERSONNEL OPENING CARGO DOORS DURING PUSHBACK WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK AWAITING PUSH CLRNC; BRAKES RELEASED; A RAMP WORKER OPENED THE CARGO DOOR WITHOUT TELLING THE TUG DRIVER. I TOLD THE TUG DRIVER 'HEY; THE CARGO DOOR JUST OPENED' AND HE RESPONDED 'OH; I GUESS THEY GOT ANOTHER BAG; I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE GONNA DO THAT.'
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.