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Attributes | |
ACN | 1283482 |
Time | |
Date | 201507 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | RIC.Airport |
State Reference | VA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | A319 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 165 Flight Crew Total 9451 Flight Crew Type 7525 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Ground personnel completely unfamiliar with push and tug procedures. Push crew disconnected from aircraft without calling for parking brakes. Would not connect after flashing landing lights. Attempted to tug aircraft without communication and parking brakes set. Non-SOP terminology and attention to safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 First Officer reported the push back ground crew seemed to be completely unfamiliar with push back and tug procedures.
Narrative: Ground personnel completely unfamiliar with push and tug procedures. Push crew disconnected from aircraft without calling for parking brakes. Would not connect after flashing landing lights. Attempted to tug aircraft without communication and parking brakes set. Non-SOP terminology and attention to safety.
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.