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Ground crew salutes the flight crew; clearing them to taxi while tug is still in place in front of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 749361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 749361 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Pushback complete; brakes set. I just received the salute and release from guidance and said to the first officer; 'where is the tug?' it was still under the nose and totally out of my sight. So I have been given the salute and release to taxi and I would have hit the tug in a matter of seconds had I not asked where the tug was. The rampers clearly don't understand that the salute and release means we are cleared to taxi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND CREW SALUTES THE FLT CREW; CLEARING THEM TO TAXI WHILE TUG IS STILL IN PLACE IN FRONT OF THE ACFT.
Narrative: PUSHBACK COMPLETE; BRAKES SET. I JUST RECEIVED THE SALUTE AND RELEASE FROM GUIDANCE AND SAID TO THE FO; 'WHERE IS THE TUG?' IT WAS STILL UNDER THE NOSE AND TOTALLY OUT OF MY SIGHT. SO I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SALUTE AND RELEASE TO TAXI AND I WOULD HAVE HIT THE TUG IN A MATTER OF SECONDS HAD I NOT ASKED WHERE THE TUG WAS. THE RAMPERS CLRLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE SALUTE AND RELEASE MEANS WE ARE CLRED TO TAXI.
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.