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B737 flight crew reported they were unsure if their aircraft broke away from the towbar because the tug driver was using nonstandard verbiage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1614880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 188 Flight Crew Total 1443 Flight Crew Type 1443 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 239 Flight Crew Total 1182 Flight Crew Type 1182 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
During pushback from gate the tug operator stated that we had a problem. He then stated that we were loose. Suspecting that we might have a breakaway I asked him if we had a breakaway. He never responded with the term 'breakaway.' his communication was confusing and non-standard. I noticed that the tug was separating away from the aircraft and then the tug operator appeared to chase the aircraft in an attempt to catch up with it. As the aircraft came to a stop the tug continued to approach the aircraft until contact was made between the tug and the aircraft. Maintenance and operations were notified and a maintenance entry was made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported they were unsure if their aircraft broke away from the towbar because the tug driver was using nonstandard verbiage.
Narrative: During pushback from gate the tug operator stated that we had a problem. He then stated that we were loose. Suspecting that we might have a breakaway I asked him if we had a breakaway. He never responded with the term 'breakaway.' His communication was confusing and non-standard. I noticed that the tug was separating away from the aircraft and then the tug operator appeared to chase the aircraft in an attempt to catch up with it. As the aircraft came to a stop the tug continued to approach the aircraft until contact was made between the tug and the aircraft. Maintenance and operations were notified and a maintenance entry was made.
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.