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Air carrier medium large transport receives ACARS report on approach that they had run over a nose tow bar on departing the last station. Aircraft readied for emergency landing procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 209066 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Preflight checklists and pushback from mco ramp. All normal. I observed pushback tug and second mechanic walking toward it beyond right wingtip and looked again to insure wingtip would clear tail of company aircraft parked at next gate. Single engine after start checklist normal, I called for taxi and extended takeoff flaps when clear. The captain verified taxiway R58 and normal taxi, second engine start and checklists were normal. Takeoff and after takeoff checklists were normal. Flight was routine en route, and throughout descent. Beginning approach to 36R at clt, I noticed a message from company (ACARS). Message from dispatcher advised that we had run over a tow-bar in mco at gate and might have damaged nose gear. We requested 36L, and crash fire rescue equipment standing by for our landing. All indications and landing were normal. A logbook entry was made including request to inspect aircraft. No FOD or markings of any kind were found by company maintenance and inspection personnel. Logbook entry was cleared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG RECEIVES ACARS RPT ON APCH THAT THEY HAD RUN OVER A NOSE TOW BAR ON DEPARTING THE LAST STATION. ACFT READIED FOR EMER LNDG PROC.
Narrative: PREFLT CHKLISTS AND PUSHBACK FROM MCO RAMP. ALL NORMAL. I OBSERVED PUSHBACK TUG AND SECOND MECH WALKING TOWARD IT BEYOND R WINGTIP AND LOOKED AGAIN TO INSURE WINGTIP WOULD CLR TAIL OF COMPANY ACFT PARKED AT NEXT GATE. SINGLE ENG AFTER START CHKLIST NORMAL, I CALLED FOR TAXI AND EXTENDED TKOF FLAPS WHEN CLR. THE CAPT VERIFIED TAXIWAY R58 AND NORMAL TAXI, SECOND ENG START AND CHKLISTS WERE NORMAL. TKOF AND AFTER TKOF CHKLISTS WERE NORMAL. FLT WAS ROUTINE ENRTE, AND THROUGHOUT DSCNT. BEGINNING APCH TO 36R AT CLT, I NOTICED A MESSAGE FROM COMPANY (ACARS). MESSAGE FROM DISPATCHER ADVISED THAT WE HAD RUN OVER A TOW-BAR IN MCO AT GATE AND MIGHT HAVE DAMAGED NOSE GEAR. WE REQUESTED 36L, AND CFR STANDING BY FOR OUR LNDG. ALL INDICATIONS AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE INCLUDING REQUEST TO INSPECT ACFT. NO FOD OR MARKINGS OF ANY KIND WERE FOUND BY COMPANY MAINT AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL. LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS CLRED.
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.