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Mechanic riding brakes in B757-200 cockpit notices ramp cargo tow driver encroaching onto taxiway zulu without proper clearance from tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 801717 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 801717 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft needed to be repositioned from gate to hardstand under tow. The procedure at ZZZ station is the cargo department provides the tractor operator and the maintenance department provides the aircraft brake rider. Prior to tow operation commencing; the instructions given to the tow tractor operator were to begin pushback at his discretion and to hold short of taxiway zulu. During the pushback I noticed that the aircraft was encroaching onto taxiway Z and I requested that the tow tractor operator immediately stop the aircraft and await further instructions. Clearance was then obtained from ZZZ tower to continue onto taxiway Z. The tow tractor operator was then advised that it was now clear to continue the tow operation on taxiway Z. The tow operation then continued uneventfully to hardstand. Suggested resolutions: adequate training for all employees involved in the towing of aircraft. Training must include runway incursion familiarity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC RIDING BRAKES IN B757-200 COCKPIT NOTICES RAMP CARGO TOW DRIVER ENCROACHING ONTO TAXIWAY ZULU WITHOUT PROPER CLEARANCE FROM TOWER.
Narrative: AIRCRAFT NEEDED TO BE REPOSITIONED FROM GATE TO HARDSTAND UNDER TOW. THE PROCEDURE AT ZZZ STATION IS THE CARGO DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE TRACTOR OPERATOR AND THE MAINT DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE RIDER. PRIOR TO TOW OPERATION COMMENCING; THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO THE TOW TRACTOR OPERATOR WERE TO BEGIN PUSHBACK AT HIS DISCRETION AND TO HOLD SHORT OF TAXIWAY ZULU. DURING THE PUSHBACK I NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENCROACHING ONTO TAXIWAY Z AND I REQUESTED THAT THE TOW TRACTOR OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. CLEARANCE WAS THEN OBTAINED FROM ZZZ TOWER TO CONTINUE ONTO TAXIWAY Z. THE TOW TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS THEN ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOW CLEAR TO CONTINUE THE TOW OPERATION ON TAXIWAY Z. THE TOW OPERATION THEN CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO HARDSTAND. SUGGESTED RESOLUTIONS: ADEQUATE TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN THE TOWING OF AIRCRAFT. TRAINING MUST INCLUDE RUNWAY INCURSION FAMILIARITY.
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.