A B777 captain started to taxi before a departure salute from the ground crew.

Attributes
ACN	356764
Time
Date	199612
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gru
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	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 : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	356764
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft was pushed back and disconnected from the tug, our flight from gru to mia. The captain called for taxi clearance without receiving the appropriate salute and release from guidance. The ground crew sounded the alarm in the cockpit, and the captain stopped the aircraft. No one was hurt and the ground crew moved away from the aircraft and gave the official salute releasing and dispatching the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 CAPT STARTED TO TAXI BEFORE A DEP SALUTE FROM THE GND CREW.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE TUG, OUR FLT FROM GRU TO MIA. THE CAPT CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC WITHOUT RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE SALUTE AND RELEASE FROM GUIDANCE. THE GND CREW SOUNDED THE ALARM IN THE COCKPIT, AND THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE GND CREW MOVED AWAY FROM THE ACFT AND GAVE THE OFFICIAL SALUTE RELEASING AND DISPATCHING THE ACFT.

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.