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An first officer on the A300 reported that, after diverting to chs for a medical emergency, the contract ground handlers did not have the proper tow bar to push the aircraft back from the jetway. The crew allowed the improper use of a tow bar for the B767.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chs.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 510700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We diverted to chs due to a medical emergency. The airport personnel were somewhat unfamiliar with the A300. Since we were parked at a jetbridge close to the terminal, we needed to be pushed out. They did not have a tow bar that fit, so they convinced the captain to use a nonstandard tow bar that had been used on a B767. We pushed straight back without incident. In retrospect, we realized we could have damaged the nose gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FO ON THE A300 RPTED THAT, AFTER DIVERTING TO CHS FOR A MEDICAL EMER, THE CONTRACT GND HANDLERS DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOW BAR TO PUSH THE ACFT BACK FROM THE JETWAY. THE CREW ALLOWED THE IMPROPER USE OF A TOW BAR FOR THE B767.
Narrative: WE DIVERTED TO CHS DUE TO A MEDICAL EMER. THE ARPT PERSONNEL WERE SOMEWHAT UNFAMILIAR WITH THE A300. SINCE WE WERE PARKED AT A JETBRIDGE CLOSE TO THE TERMINAL, WE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED OUT. THEY DID NOT HAVE A TOW BAR THAT FIT, SO THEY CONVINCED THE CAPT TO USE A NONSTANDARD TOW BAR THAT HAD BEEN USED ON A B767. WE PUSHED STRAIGHT BACK WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN RETROSPECT, WE REALIZED WE COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR.
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.