A ramp worker observed the supervisor signal the flight crew to release brakes even though they were...

Narrative:

While employee 1 was securing the pit for departure; supervisor 1 used hand signals to have the flight crew release the breaks for the on-time departure. Lead 1 for the gate had not yet connected the electric pushback tractor; and the belt loader was still pulled up to the aircraft when this was done. This incident had the potential to result in an out of control aircraft rolling into the alley or striking other equipment and causing damage as well as knocking employee 1 off of the belt loader causing injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Ramp worker observed the Supervisor signal the flight crew to release brakes even though they were still working and a belt loader was pulled up to the aircraft.

Narrative: While Employee 1 was securing the pit for departure; Supervisor 1 used hand signals to have the flight crew release the breaks for the on-time departure. Lead 1 for the gate had not yet connected the electric pushback tractor; and the belt loader was still pulled up to the aircraft when this was done. This incident had the potential to result in an out of control aircraft rolling into the alley or striking other equipment and causing damage as well as knocking Employee 1 off of the belt loader causing injury.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1507333
Time
Date	201712
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	Parked
Person 1
Function	Ramp
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

A ramp worker observed the supervisor signal the flight crew to release brakes even though they were still working and a belt loader was pulled up to the aircraft.