Narrative:

Pushback from gate 'X' at fll using ICAO pushback procedures. Aircraft was pushed back off gate X on taxiway T. Both engines were started upon pushback of gate to taxiway. Park brakes were set. Ground crew was instructed to standby for disconnect. Meanwhile ground control issued a taxi clearance to follow an air carrier Y L1011 taxiing on taxiway B wbound. He was at gate on taxiway B wbound. Also an air carrier Z was inbound to gate X. He was coming from approximately position of taxiway B wbound turning onto taxiway south. Then air carrier Z taxied between us and terminal. While we were waiting for air carrier Z we accomplished after start checklist. About 2 mins elapsed. He was clear. This is when I momentarily released parking brake and aircraft rolled forward slightly. Tow bar was disconnected off nose gear. Aircraft was stopped and ground crew was asked if any damage or injury, reply was no. Ground crew was told brakes were set and cleared for disconnect. Ground crew disconnected, showed bypass pin and gave thumbs up. I feel the 2 min wait for air carrier Z inbound was my distraction. I momentarily forgot ground crew was still connected. Luckily I caught my error quickly with little aircraft movement, no aircraft damage or injury to personnel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B737-400 STARTED TAXIING PRIOR TO COMPLETE GND DISCONNECT AFTER PUSHBACK DUE TO DISTR OF OTHER ACFT TAXIING IN AND AROUND THE PARKING AREA. HE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID ANY INJURIES TO GND PERSONNEL OR THE ACFT.

Narrative: PUSHBACK FROM GATE 'X' AT FLL USING ICAO PUSHBACK PROCS. ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK OFF GATE X ON TXWY T. BOTH ENGS WERE STARTED UPON PUSHBACK OF GATE TO TXWY. PARK BRAKES WERE SET. GND CREW WAS INSTRUCTED TO STANDBY FOR DISCONNECT. MEANWHILE GND CTL ISSUED A TAXI CLRNC TO FOLLOW AN ACR Y L1011 TAXIING ON TXWY B WBOUND. HE WAS AT GATE ON TXWY B WBOUND. ALSO AN ACR Z WAS INBOUND TO GATE X. HE WAS COMING FROM APPROX POS OF TXWY B WBOUND TURNING ONTO TXWY S. THEN ACR Z TAXIED BTWN US AND TERMINAL. WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR ACR Z WE ACCOMPLISHED AFTER START CHKLIST. ABOUT 2 MINS ELAPSED. HE WAS CLR. THIS IS WHEN I MOMENTARILY RELEASED PARKING BRAKE AND ACFT ROLLED FORWARD SLIGHTLY. TOW BAR WAS DISCONNECTED OFF NOSE GEAR. ACFT WAS STOPPED AND GND CREW WAS ASKED IF ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY, REPLY WAS NO. GND CREW WAS TOLD BRAKES WERE SET AND CLRED FOR DISCONNECT. GND CREW DISCONNECTED, SHOWED BYPASS PIN AND GAVE THUMBS UP. I FEEL THE 2 MIN WAIT FOR ACR Z INBOUND WAS MY DISTR. I MOMENTARILY FORGOT GND CREW WAS STILL CONNECTED. LUCKILY I CAUGHT MY ERROR QUICKLY WITH LITTLE ACFT MOVEMENT, NO ACFT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PERSONNEL.

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.