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B737 captain reports deviation from pushback procedures with concerns of potential injury to ground personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 768386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 768386 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After pushback completed and told to park the brakes; I cleared the tug to disconnect. 1 man came out to my left and held up the pin for the salute. I flashed the taxi light and the tug started backing and the individual with the pin started to turn to walk back. I did not see anyone else but did not feel right and so I did not begin my taxi. Then I hear the steering being enabled as the nosewheel comes around and another individual walks out from under the nose. The result of these improper procedures could have resulted in injury or death to the man under the nose.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 CAPT REPORTS DEVIATION FROM PUSHBACK PROCEDURES WITH CONCERNS OF POTENTIAL INJURY TO GROUND PERSONNEL.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK COMPLETED AND TOLD TO PARK THE BRAKES; I CLRED THE TUG TO DISCONNECT. 1 MAN CAME OUT TO MY L AND HELD UP THE PIN FOR THE SALUTE. I FLASHED THE TAXI LIGHT AND THE TUG STARTED BACKING AND THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE PIN STARTED TO TURN TO WALK BACK. I DID NOT SEE ANYONE ELSE BUT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AND SO I DID NOT BEGIN MY TAXI. THEN I HEAR THE STEERING BEING ENABLED AS THE NOSEWHEEL COMES AROUND AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WALKS OUT FROM UNDER THE NOSE. THE RESULT OF THESE IMPROPER PROCS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH TO THE MAN UNDER THE NOSE.
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.