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A320 captain reported that non-standard phraseology by the pushback crew resulted in confusion following a breakaway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1723323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 198 Flight Crew Total 418 Flight Crew Type 418 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
On push back the aircraft tow bar broke away from aircraft. The push crew instead of using proper phraseology said to set brake instead of breakaway. It was dark on the ramp with nothing close by for reference.I did not feel or could I tell the aircraft was still moving and disconnected from the tow bar. The aircraft jerked as parking break was set. I made mx log entry and mx inspected for damage. I called the ramp supervisor once I arrived at ZZZ emphasizing the need for adherence to SOP and proper phraseology.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported that non-standard phraseology by the pushback crew resulted in confusion following a breakaway.
Narrative: On push back the aircraft tow bar broke away from aircraft. The push crew instead of using proper phraseology said to set brake instead of breakaway. It was dark on the ramp with nothing close by for reference.I did not feel or could I tell the aircraft was still moving and disconnected from the tow bar. The aircraft jerked as parking break was set. I made Mx log entry and Mx inspected for damage. I called the ramp supervisor once I arrived at ZZZ emphasizing the need for adherence to SOP and proper phraseology.
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.