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An A319 pilot concerned about hot brakes asked for wheel chocks. Ground crew installed chocks only on the rear sides of the main mounts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 702843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 702843 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After landing; when checking in with operations to confirm gate; the first officer request that the main gear be chocked; on account of potential hot brakes. Several mins after block-in; I walked downstairs to the ramp; and asked why the aircraft was not chocked yet. I was told it was. Further inspection revealed that the ramp personnel had taken the chocks from the nose gear; and placed each chock behind the 2 main gear. I explained that this was not SOP; and that both the front and the back of the main gears were to be chocked; as well as the nose gear. Obviously; this has the potential to be very dangerous; as there were no chocks to prevent the aircraft from rolling forward.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 PLT CONCERNED ABOUT HOT BRAKES ASKED FOR WHEEL CHOCKS. GND CREW INSTALLED CHOCKS ONLY ON THE REAR SIDES OF THE MAIN MOUNTS.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG; WHEN CHKING IN WITH OPS TO CONFIRM GATE; THE FO REQUEST THAT THE MAIN GEAR BE CHOCKED; ON ACCOUNT OF POTENTIAL HOT BRAKES. SEVERAL MINS AFTER BLOCK-IN; I WALKED DOWNSTAIRS TO THE RAMP; AND ASKED WHY THE ACFT WAS NOT CHOCKED YET. I WAS TOLD IT WAS. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RAMP PERSONNEL HAD TAKEN THE CHOCKS FROM THE NOSE GEAR; AND PLACED EACH CHOCK BEHIND THE 2 MAIN GEAR. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS NOT SOP; AND THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE MAIN GEARS WERE TO BE CHOCKED; AS WELL AS THE NOSE GEAR. OBVIOUSLY; THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS; AS THERE WERE NO CHOCKS TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM ROLLING FORWARD.
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.