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On a late night arrival at ord instruction was given to taxi as desired to the ramp. Causes a cargo crew to neglect to call the ramp controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 526710 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon landing at ord we were instructed to taxi all the way to parking on this frequency (tower). We were also advised that we could use any taxi route we desired. Traffic was light and we saw no activity departing the south cargo ramp. So, we took the most direct route to parking, without incident. We blocked in and were informed by a ramp control individual that we failed to contact them before entering the ramp (as published). He was correct! We should have complied with published procedures but proceeded in the direction of least resistance because we were instructed to 'taxi all the way to parking' by tower. I believe this break in procedural discipline is mainly caused by the adverse affects of body clock reversal. There is no way to prepare for late night departure or the first day of a trip especially when the duty day will exceed 12 hours. The body is ready to go to sleep and it is easy to revert to standard or usual habit patterns (we at air carrier don't usually call a ramp controller when instructed to taxi all the way to parking). No excuses but I will be much more predisposed to check every page of the published procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON A LATE NIGHT ARR AT ORD INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO TAXI AS DESIRED TO THE RAMP. CAUSES A CARGO CREW TO NEGLECT TO CALL THE RAMP CTLR.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AT ORD WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ALL THE WAY TO PARKING ON THIS FREQ (TWR). WE WERE ALSO ADVISED THAT WE COULD USE ANY TAXI RTE WE DESIRED. TFC WAS LIGHT AND WE SAW NO ACTIVITY DEPARTING THE S CARGO RAMP. SO, WE TOOK THE MOST DIRECT RTE TO PARKING, WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE BLOCKED IN AND WERE INFORMED BY A RAMP CTL INDIVIDUAL THAT WE FAILED TO CONTACT THEM BEFORE ENTERING THE RAMP (AS PUBLISHED). HE WAS CORRECT! WE SHOULD HAVE COMPLIED WITH PUBLISHED PROCS BUT PROCEEDED IN THE DIRECTION OF LEAST RESISTANCE BECAUSE WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO 'TAXI ALL THE WAY TO PARKING' BY TWR. I BELIEVE THIS BREAK IN PROCEDURAL DISCIPLINE IS MAINLY CAUSED BY THE ADVERSE AFFECTS OF BODY CLOCK REVERSAL. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREPARE FOR LATE NIGHT DEP OR THE FIRST DAY OF A TRIP ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DUTY DAY WILL EXCEED 12 HRS. THE BODY IS READY TO GO TO SLEEP AND IT IS EASY TO REVERT TO STANDARD OR USUAL HABIT PATTERNS (WE AT ACR DON'T USUALLY CALL A RAMP CTLR WHEN INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ALL THE WAY TO PARKING). NO EXCUSES BUT I WILL BE MUCH MORE PREDISPOSED TO CHK EVERY PAGE OF THE PUBLISHED PROCS.
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.