An airline B727 had multiple equipment problems that distraction the crew. Maintenance came on, duri...

Attributes
ACN	378056
Time
Date	199708
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	378056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

During pushback, minor damage occurred to the nose gear door linkage due to parking brake being set. Contributing factors included the following: 1) 12+ hours into duty day. 2) arriving flight was over 1 hour late resulting in minimal turn time. 3) mco items included APU inoperative, left pack inoperative, automatic pressurization inoperative, and several other minor discrepancies. 4) previous flight evacuate/evacuationed aircraft due to smoke in cabin caused by faulty APU. 5) during preflight, I noticed repair tape peeling off as well as a maintenance station logbook release required. Maintenance was notified, repaired the tape, signed off the logbook, and I assumed they completed the MEL required APU maintenance station items since they signed off the logbook. 6) there were numerous interruptions during the before start checklist. Pushback/start checklist was accomplished at the gate. 7) all 3 engines were started at the gate due to APU inoperative. 8) after engine start and prior to pushback, I noticed APU light illuminated and MEL items not complied with by maintenance. 9) captain set brakes and maintenance boarded aircraft to secure APU. 10) we were cleared by ramp tower to push after an aircraft cleared our tail and maintenance deplaned. 11) captain informed ramp personnel 'we're cleared to push after the aircraft passes behind us.' 12) ramp ground crew initiated push, brakes were still set, and damage occurred to nose door linkage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRLINE B727 HAD MULTIPLE EQUIP PROBS THAT DISTR THE CREW. MAINT CAME ON, DURING WHICH TIME THE PIC RESET THE BRAKES. WHEN READY TO PUSH AGAIN THE GND CREW DID NOT KNOW THE BRAKES WERE RESET. TUG DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUSH, BREAKING NOSE GEAR LINKAGE.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE DUE TO PARKING BRAKE BEING SET. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: 1) 12+ HRS INTO DUTY DAY. 2) ARRIVING FLT WAS OVER 1 HR LATE RESULTING IN MINIMAL TURN TIME. 3) MCO ITEMS INCLUDED APU INOP, L PACK INOP, AUTO PRESSURIZATION INOP, AND SEVERAL OTHER MINOR DISCREPANCIES. 4) PREVIOUS FLT EVACED ACFT DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN CAUSED BY FAULTY APU. 5) DURING PREFLT, I NOTICED REPAIR TAPE PEELING OFF AS WELL AS A MAINT STATION LOGBOOK RELEASE REQUIRED. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED, REPAIRED THE TAPE, SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK, AND I ASSUMED THEY COMPLETED THE MEL REQUIRED APU MAINT STATION ITEMS SINCE THEY SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK. 6) THERE WERE NUMEROUS INTERRUPTIONS DURING THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. PUSHBACK/START CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE GATE. 7) ALL 3 ENGS WERE STARTED AT THE GATE DUE TO APU INOP. 8) AFTER ENG START AND PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, I NOTICED APU LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MEL ITEMS NOT COMPLIED WITH BY MAINT. 9) CAPT SET BRAKES AND MAINT BOARDED ACFT TO SECURE APU. 10) WE WERE CLRED BY RAMP TWR TO PUSH AFTER AN ACFT CLRED OUR TAIL AND MAINT DEPLANED. 11) CAPT INFORMED RAMP PERSONNEL 'WE'RE CLRED TO PUSH AFTER THE ACFT PASSES BEHIND US.' 12) RAMP GND CREW INITIATED PUSH, BRAKES WERE STILL SET, AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO NOSE DOOR LINKAGE.

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.

An airline B727 had multiple equipment problems that distraction the crew. Maintenance came on, during which time the PIC reset the brakes. When ready to push again the ground crew did not know the brakes were reset. Tug driver attempted to push, breaking nose gear linkage.