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An A320 crew, during pushback at fll, discovered the tow bar was not connected to the tug, when the aircraft started moving backwards when the brakes were released.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545042 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 545042 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While preparing for pushback after parking brake release, I told push crew to stand by for push clearance. While first officer was securing bar on door. I noticed the aircraft starting to move backwards. I said to push crew, 'stop the push, stop the pus, stop the push.' when I looked out the windshield the first time, I couldn't see anybody or the tow tug. The second time I looked I saw the aircraft moving away from the tow tug and a ground crew member with his arms up giving a stop signal, which at that time I slowly applied the brakes and then set the parking brake. The tow bar was not connected to the tow tug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 CREW, DURING PUSHBACK AT FLL, DISCOVERED THE TOW BAR WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE TUG, WHEN THE ACFT STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED.
Narrative: WHILE PREPARING FOR PUSHBACK AFTER PARKING BRAKE RELEASE, I TOLD PUSH CREW TO STAND BY FOR PUSH CLRNC. WHILE FO WAS SECURING BAR ON DOOR. I NOTICED THE ACFT STARTING TO MOVE BACKWARDS. I SAID TO PUSH CREW, 'STOP THE PUSH, STOP THE PUS, STOP THE PUSH.' WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDSHIELD THE FIRST TIME, I COULDN'T SEE ANYBODY OR THE TOW TUG. THE SECOND TIME I LOOKED I SAW THE ACFT MOVING AWAY FROM THE TOW TUG AND A GND CREW MEMBER WITH HIS ARMS UP GIVING A STOP SIGNAL, WHICH AT THAT TIME I SLOWLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE TOW BAR WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE TOW TUG.
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.