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MD80 moves forward at ramp after pushback as engines are started. The brakes had not been set after tug driver was told to 'stand by.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 391112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Miscom between tug driver and captain. Captain was starting engines and tug driver called up for captain to 'set parking brake.' captain had his hands full starting engine with bad fuel flow gauge (meled). So he told me to tell the tug driver to stand by. After both engines started, the airplane rolled forward a bit because the tug driver thought the aircraft's brakes were set. No damage involved. Situation attributed to captain trying to do too much at once and inattentive push crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 MOVES FORWARD AT RAMP AFTER PUSHBACK AS ENGS ARE STARTED. THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN SET AFTER TUG DRIVER WAS TOLD TO 'STAND BY.'
Narrative: MISCOM BTWN TUG DRIVER AND CAPT. CAPT WAS STARTING ENGS AND TUG DRIVER CALLED UP FOR CAPT TO 'SET PARKING BRAKE.' CAPT HAD HIS HANDS FULL STARTING ENG WITH BAD FUEL FLOW GAUGE (MELED). SO HE TOLD ME TO TELL THE TUG DRIVER TO STAND BY. AFTER BOTH ENGS STARTED, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED FORWARD A BIT BECAUSE THE TUG DRIVER THOUGHT THE ACFT'S BRAKES WERE SET. NO DAMAGE INVOLVED. SIT ATTRIBUTED TO CAPT TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH AT ONCE AND INATTENTIVE PUSH CREW.
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.