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A B737-300's tow bar disconnected from the nose wheel during pushback. The captain stopped that aircraft and had the nose gear inspected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795906 |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 : 100 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 795906 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 390 |
| ASRS Report | 795901 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During pushback; the towbar came loose from the airplane. We moved about 10 ft back with the bar unconnected. I saw the signal from the guideman and set the brakes. We had the nose gear inspected by maintenance; received a new maintenance requirement document and continued. I suspect the towbar was not properly inserted by the push crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300'S TOW BAR DISCONNECTED FROM THE NOSE WHEEL DURING PUSHBACK. THE CAPT STOPPED THAT ACFT AND HAD THE NOSE GEAR INSPECTED.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK; THE TOWBAR CAME LOOSE FROM THE AIRPLANE. WE MOVED ABOUT 10 FT BACK WITH THE BAR UNCONNECTED. I SAW THE SIGNAL FROM THE GUIDEMAN AND SET THE BRAKES. WE HAD THE NOSE GEAR INSPECTED BY MAINT; RECEIVED A NEW MAINT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT AND CONTINUED. I SUSPECT THE TOWBAR WAS NOT PROPERLY INSERTED BY THE PUSH CREW.
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.