No ground salute. Began taxi with company ground personnel still plugged into aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	166216
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dlh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	166216
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Outbnd taxi was stopped to remedy a minor departure problem (connecting bags for late passengers). A pushback crew man came out to aircraft to inquire, an communicated to flight crew via headset while captain was coordination with ramp control and lindbergh ground. Copilot was talking with cabin crew concerning the baggage problem. Captain was informed that a continued delay would result in an ATC departure delay due to flow control. Captain elected to taxi and ignore the problem. Captain cleared left/right side of aircraft and did not see lineman (was close aboard on copilot's side). Taxi was initiated. Copilot called attention to lineman. Taxi was stopped and brake was set. Lineman quickly disconnected headset and cleared area when he heard power and noticed movement. Once stopped, interphone panel was secured, and taxi resumed. The lineman was never solicted by aircrew, and did not remain in view of captain once connected to aircraft. Captain did not need lineman, but failed to ensure his absence prior to taxi. Taxi was continued with no injury to people or damage to equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NO GND SALUTE. BEGAN TAXI WITH CGP STILL PLUGGED INTO ACFT.

Narrative: OUTBND TAXI WAS STOPPED TO REMEDY A MINOR DEP PROB (CONNECTING BAGS FOR LATE PAXS). A PUSHBACK CREW MAN CAME OUT TO ACFT TO INQUIRE, AN COMMUNICATED TO FLT CREW VIA HEADSET WHILE CAPT WAS COORD WITH RAMP CTL AND LINDBERGH GND. COPLT WAS TALKING WITH CABIN CREW CONCERNING THE BAGGAGE PROB. CAPT WAS INFORMED THAT A CONTINUED DELAY WOULD RESULT IN AN ATC DEP DELAY DUE TO FLOW CTL. CAPT ELECTED TO TAXI AND IGNORE THE PROB. CAPT CLRED L/R SIDE OF ACFT AND DID NOT SEE LINEMAN (WAS CLOSE ABOARD ON COPLT'S SIDE). TAXI WAS INITIATED. COPLT CALLED ATTN TO LINEMAN. TAXI WAS STOPPED AND BRAKE WAS SET. LINEMAN QUICKLY DISCONNECTED HEADSET AND CLRED AREA WHEN HE HEARD PWR AND NOTICED MOVEMENT. ONCE STOPPED, INTERPHONE PANEL WAS SECURED, AND TAXI RESUMED. THE LINEMAN WAS NEVER SOLICTED BY AIRCREW, AND DID NOT REMAIN IN VIEW OF CAPT ONCE CONNECTED TO ACFT. CAPT DID NOT NEED LINEMAN, BUT FAILED TO ENSURE HIS ABSENCE PRIOR TO TAXI. TAXI WAS CONTINUED WITH NO INJURY TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO EQUIP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.