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A B757-200 captain laments failure of pushback crew to follow SOP communication disciplines and addresses the dangers inherent in not doing so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783525 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 783525 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The pushback driver has little or no SOP skills. After pushback; I noticed the aircraft stop. I waited for the command to set brakes. It never came. The next thing I heard was the tow bar hit the ground and the aircraft start to roll. I immediately hit the brakes and asked if he wanted the brakes set. All I got was I'm disconnecting. This is a great way to kill someone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 CAPT LAMENTS FAILURE OF PUSHBACK CREW TO FOLLOW SOP COM DISCIPLINES AND ADDRESSES THE DANGERS INHERENT IN NOT DOING SO.
Narrative: THE PUSHBACK DRIVER HAS LITTLE OR NO SOP SKILLS. AFTER PUSHBACK; I NOTICED THE ACFT STOP. I WAITED FOR THE COMMAND TO SET BRAKES. IT NEVER CAME. THE NEXT THING I HEARD WAS THE TOW BAR HIT THE GND AND THE ACFT START TO ROLL. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES AND ASKED IF HE WANTED THE BRAKES SET. ALL I GOT WAS I'M DISCONNECTING. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO KILL SOMEONE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.