An md super 80 after pushback slowly moves away from the gate without ramp control directive.

Attributes
ACN	432220
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	432220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : cgp3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After pushback from gate xy, we called ramp for taxi and ramp would not reply. It was quiet and there appeared to be no traffic. Brakes were off, so we were slowly moving away from the gate when ramp called and said they had not told us to taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 AFTER PUSHBACK SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE GATE WITHOUT RAMP CTL DIRECTIVE.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE XY, WE CALLED RAMP FOR TAXI AND RAMP WOULD NOT REPLY. IT WAS QUIET AND THERE APPEARED TO BE NO TFC. BRAKES WERE OFF, SO WE WERE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE GATE WHEN RAMP CALLED AND SAID THEY HAD NOT TOLD US TO TAXI.

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.