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An A319 became disconnected from the tug during pushback. The captain brought the aircraft to a safe stop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| 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 : 260 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 795851 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
During pushback; received runway change. First officer entered new data during pushback and captain looked down to verify the entries. As we looked up; we noticed that the push truck had become disconnected; with ground crew frantically waving to get our attention. No aural communication was apparently available any longer from the ground crew head set. Captain applied brakes very carefully to prevent tail tipping. No damage occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TUG DURING PUSHBACK. THE CAPT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE STOP.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK; RECEIVED RWY CHANGE. FO ENTERED NEW DATA DURING PUSHBACK AND CAPT LOOKED DOWN TO VERIFY THE ENTRIES. AS WE LOOKED UP; WE NOTICED THAT THE PUSH TRUCK HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED; WITH GND CREW FRANTICALLY WAVING TO GET OUR ATTN. NO AURAL COM WAS APPARENTLY AVAILABLE ANY LONGER FROM THE GND CREW HEAD SET. CAPT APPLIED BRAKES VERY CAREFULLY TO PREVENT TAIL TIPPING. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED.
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.