B727 captain returned aircraft to gate so the so could accomplish the walkaround inspection.

Attributes
ACN	465160
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	465160
Person 2
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	465522
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight engineer preflight. After divert to iad, dca airport closed due to disabled aircraft. We parked on hard stand. After getting additional fuel and paperwork, we taxied. During taxi, I discovered the flight engineer had not done a walkaround, so we returned to the gate to allow the flight engineer to do the walkaround. Flight engineer claimed that he was unsure that a walkaround was required. Please forward to the training department of the necessity of preflight/walkaround before each leg. Supplemental information from acn 465522: after being diverted to iad from dca because of fouled runway, we refueled and let some passenger disembark and then prepared to fly back to dca. In the rush, I neglected to conduct a walkaround and the flight had to return to the gate so I could perform this important function. Following full responsibility for the delay and am aware of the possible safety implications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CAPT RETURNED ACFT TO GATE SO THE SO COULD ACCOMPLISH THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION.

Narrative: FE PREFLT. AFTER DIVERT TO IAD, DCA ARPT CLOSED DUE TO DISABLED ACFT. WE PARKED ON HARD STAND. AFTER GETTING ADDITIONAL FUEL AND PAPERWORK, WE TAXIED. DURING TAXI, I DISCOVERED THE FE HAD NOT DONE A WALKAROUND, SO WE RETURNED TO THE GATE TO ALLOW THE FE TO DO THE WALKAROUND. FE CLAIMED THAT HE WAS UNSURE THAT A WALKAROUND WAS REQUIRED. PLEASE FORWARD TO THE TRAINING DEPT OF THE NECESSITY OF PREFLT/WALKAROUND BEFORE EACH LEG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465522: AFTER BEING DIVERTED TO IAD FROM DCA BECAUSE OF FOULED RWY, WE REFUELED AND LET SOME PAX DISEMBARK AND THEN PREPARED TO FLY BACK TO DCA. IN THE RUSH, I NEGLECTED TO CONDUCT A WALKAROUND AND THE FLT HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE SO I COULD PERFORM THIS IMPORTANT FUNCTION. FOLLOWING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELAY AND AM AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS.

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.