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A ramp employee reported observing a B737 movement in high winds which caused the wheels chocks to be displaced. The ground personnel were reportedly not advised that the aircraft arrived with hot brakes and the parking brake had not been set.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1335543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Parking Brake |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While hooking up a tow bar during high winds; I noticed the plane moving 2 inches forward and 2 inches backward; moving the chocks each time a little more. I than noticed the brakes were not set. After chocking the plane again and hooking up the tow bar I notified a supervisor. The supervisor informed me that the plane arrived with hot brakes and that the pilot had informed the operations [operations] agent and tech [operations]. The [operations] agent did not inform the ramp lead working the flight. Had we not noticed the plane working itself loose from the chocks; aircraft damage and serious injuries were imminent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ramp employee reported observing a B737 movement in high winds which caused the wheels chocks to be displaced. The ground personnel were reportedly not advised that the aircraft arrived with hot brakes and the parking brake had not been set.
Narrative: While hooking up a tow bar during high winds; I noticed the plane moving 2 inches forward and 2 inches backward; moving the chocks each time a little more. I than noticed the brakes were not set. After chocking the plane again and hooking up the tow bar I notified a supervisor. The supervisor informed me that the plane arrived with hot brakes and that the pilot had informed the Operations [OPS] agent and tech [OPS]. The [OPS] agent did not inform the ramp lead working the flight. Had we not noticed the plane working itself loose from the chocks; aircraft damage and serious injuries were imminent.
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.