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B737-300 aircraft after pushback. Ground crew called for brakes set and captain responded they were set, but they weren't. When towbar was removed, aircraft rolled into it causing strut crack and fluid drain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367499 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| 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 : 13000 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 367499 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We pushed back and captain was asked by the tug driver if brakes were set. He replied that 'brakes set.' however, the brakes were not set and the aircraft rolled into the towbar. The service nozzle for the nosewheel strut was cracked and the fluid in the strut drained on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 ACFT AFTER PUSHBACK. GND CREW CALLED FOR BRAKES SET AND CAPT RESPONDED THEY WERE SET, BUT THEY WEREN'T. WHEN TOWBAR WAS REMOVED, ACFT ROLLED INTO IT CAUSING STRUT CRACK AND FLUID DRAIN.
Narrative: WE PUSHED BACK AND CAPT WAS ASKED BY THE TUG DRIVER IF BRAKES WERE SET. HE REPLIED THAT 'BRAKES SET.' HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WERE NOT SET AND THE ACFT ROLLED INTO THE TOWBAR. THE SVC NOZZLE FOR THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT WAS CRACKED AND THE FLUID IN THE STRUT DRAINED ON THE GND.
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.