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A B757 PIC allows the flight to be pushed back five mins early from the gate while the first officer is still in the aircraft lav. The checklists had not yet been completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534212 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 534212 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 10 mins prior to scheduled pushback, the aircraft final paperwork (awabs, pre departure clearance, fuel) was received and checklists were not done. Since the first class lav was occupied earlier, I told the captain I'd be right back, after I had a chance to go to the lav. Still 5 mins prior to scheduled push, I felt the aircraft start pushing back. I re-entered the cockpit, completed the before start and push back start checklist after the aircraft was already on the active taxiway. The captain had entered the final performance numbers and commenced the push without me in the seat and the cockpit door open. Early is early. I hate being rushed. Especially when we could have done everything the right way and still pushed exactly on-time. Patience is a virtue!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 PIC ALLOWS THE FLT TO BE PUSHED BACK FIVE MINS EARLY FROM THE GATE WHILE THE FO IS STILL IN THE ACFT LAV. THE CHKLISTS HAD NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED.
Narrative: APPROX 10 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED PUSHBACK, THE ACFT FINAL PAPERWORK (AWABS, PDC, FUEL) WAS RECEIVED AND CHKLISTS WERE NOT DONE. SINCE THE FIRST CLASS LAV WAS OCCUPIED EARLIER, I TOLD THE CAPT I'D BE RIGHT BACK, AFTER I HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE LAV. STILL 5 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED PUSH, I FELT THE ACFT START PUSHING BACK. I RE-ENTERED THE COCKPIT, COMPLETED THE BEFORE START AND PUSH BACK START CHKLIST AFTER THE ACFT WAS ALREADY ON THE ACTIVE TXWY. THE CAPT HAD ENTERED THE FINAL PERFORMANCE NUMBERS AND COMMENCED THE PUSH WITHOUT ME IN THE SEAT AND THE COCKPIT DOOR OPEN. EARLY IS EARLY. I HATE BEING RUSHED. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE COULD HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY AND STILL PUSHED EXACTLY ON-TIME. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!
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.