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B777 captain reported the tug driver deviated from sops and gave the all clear signal with the tug still under the nose of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1257598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Other Push-back |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After pushback from [the] gate; tug driver asked me to set brakes. I did. He then told me the towbar was disconnected. I told him to disconnect. Within seconds of the towbar disconnecting from the aircraft while basically still directly under the nose of the aircraft and in front of the nose landing gear; the marshaller gave me the 'all clear' free to taxi signal--even though the tug hadn't moved!I have written this up time after time and it seems to be getting worse and not better. Someone is going to get killed if SOP is not followed!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reported the tug driver deviated from SOPs and gave the all clear signal with the tug still under the nose of the aircraft.
Narrative: After pushback from [the] gate; tug driver asked me to set brakes. I did. He then told me the towbar was disconnected. I told him to disconnect. Within seconds of the towbar disconnecting from the aircraft while basically still directly under the nose of the aircraft and in front of the nose landing gear; the marshaller gave me the 'all clear' free to taxi signal--EVEN THOUGH THE TUG HADN'T MOVED!I have written this up time after time and it seems to be getting worse and not better. Someone is going to get killed if SOP is not followed!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.