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Ord tower controller and developmental reported of a problem with gates that are on the end of terminals that have to be pushed onto a taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1396310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Tower |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground Trainee |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1.8 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Ground Instructor |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X called inbound ground for a push off an end gate onto taxiway a. Inbound ground gave the call to push gate X while coordinating with me on outbound and I head the controller say behind aircraft Y pushing gate X. I must have misheard and the coordination was for gate X to push after aircraft X not aircraft Y; causing the pushback to have to hold.this is a very common error and no one had come up with a good way to deal with it. [Company] has [multiple] gates that go onto a taxiway at the most important junction of airplanes. Since the coordination can be made and it depends on the timing of the push to happen many factors apply. We have little to no issues with the other gates that push onto taxiways. It is in my opinion that a push from the end gate into one of the alleys would help alleviate these issues and require less coordination. Would be even nicer if they got rid of the gates all together so that we can have our busiest taxiway continue to move. I have seen the push cause airplanes to back up over our bridges and cause airplanes to stop very unsafely on these bridges.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ORD Tower Controller and Developmental reported of a problem with gates that are on the end of terminals that have to be pushed onto a taxiway.
Narrative: Aircraft X called inbound ground for a push off an end gate onto Taxiway A. Inbound ground gave the call to push Gate X while coordinating with me on outbound and I head the controller say behind Aircraft Y pushing Gate X. I must have misheard and the coordination was for Gate X to push after Aircraft X not Aircraft Y; causing the pushback to have to hold.This is a very common error and no one had come up with a good way to deal with it. [Company] has [multiple] gates that go onto a taxiway at the most important junction of airplanes. Since the coordination can be made and it depends on the timing of the push to happen many factors apply. We have little to no issues with the other gates that push onto taxiways. It is in my opinion that a push from the end gate into one of the alleys would help alleviate these issues and require less coordination. Would be even nicer if they got rid of the gates all together so that we can have our busiest taxiway continue to move. I have seen the push cause airplanes to back up over our bridges and cause airplanes to stop very unsafely on these bridges.
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