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An S80 PIC stops his aircraft short of the gate when he notes a lack of the 2 wing walkers required by airline management maintenance policy procedure. He is further confused when he notes that they do not have the required flashlights or vests as required by that same policy for night arrs. Bna, tn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 465235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Approaching gate at bna, I stopped the airplane because there were no wing walkers in position. After trying to signal my reason for stopping, 2 bodies moved toward the wings. They did not have wands, nor did they signal that the wings were clear. In fact, as soon as I resumed taxiing, they turned their backs on the airplane. I write this because of our new change to part X, section ab. After this event, I was informed by a fleet service clerk that they should always have wands. And at night, the wands should be lighted and they should be wearing vests (the wing walkers, not the wands). Part X indicates that the guideman needs wands lighted at night but no requirements for the wing walkers. The ramp was well lit, and not for the new requirement for 2 wing walkers on all domestic arrs. I would have been happy with just the guideman. How badly did I screw up? Do I need to be watching for vests and/or wands? Does the FAA care?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 PIC STOPS HIS ACFT SHORT OF THE GATE WHEN HE NOTES A LACK OF THE 2 WING WALKERS REQUIRED BY AIRLINE MGMNT MAINT POLICY PROC. HE IS FURTHER CONFUSED WHEN HE NOTES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED FLASHLIGHTS OR VESTS AS REQUIRED BY THAT SAME POLICY FOR NIGHT ARRS. BNA, TN.
Narrative: APCHING GATE AT BNA, I STOPPED THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WING WALKERS IN POS. AFTER TRYING TO SIGNAL MY REASON FOR STOPPING, 2 BODIES MOVED TOWARD THE WINGS. THEY DID NOT HAVE WANDS, NOR DID THEY SIGNAL THAT THE WINGS WERE CLR. IN FACT, AS SOON AS I RESUMED TAXIING, THEY TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THE AIRPLANE. I WRITE THIS BECAUSE OF OUR NEW CHANGE TO PART X, SECTION AB. AFTER THIS EVENT, I WAS INFORMED BY A FLEET SVC CLERK THAT THEY SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE WANDS. AND AT NIGHT, THE WANDS SHOULD BE LIGHTED AND THEY SHOULD BE WEARING VESTS (THE WING WALKERS, NOT THE WANDS). PART X INDICATES THAT THE GUIDEMAN NEEDS WANDS LIGHTED AT NIGHT BUT NO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WING WALKERS. THE RAMP WAS WELL LIT, AND NOT FOR THE NEW REQUIREMENT FOR 2 WING WALKERS ON ALL DOMESTIC ARRS. I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH JUST THE GUIDEMAN. HOW BADLY DID I SCREW UP? DO I NEED TO BE WATCHING FOR VESTS AND/OR WANDS? DOES THE FAA CARE?
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.