A320 crew begins taxi prior to getting clearance.

Attributes
ACN	557461
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	557461
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Initial aircraft movement without salute, no injuries or damage. Factors: 1) routine disrupted after initial brake release by aft flight attendant calling for us to get her purse back after she had left it in a food cart taken away by catering. After much effort, purse returned through first officer's window. 2) pushback person did not inform us it was a 2 man push and was unaware of 2ND mechanic. 3) push person did not use SOP phraseology, including did not say 'disconnecting, watch for salute.' 4) tug and 2ND mechanic remained out of my view to the right side of the aircraft. 5) first officer called for and received taxi clearance before salute. Had aircraft pushing to left of us and were discussing how options to get around aircraft. I released brake and just as starting aircraft movement, first officer saw mechanic out his side and I immediately stopped aircraft and set brakes. I did then receive a salute and release from guidance. I allowed distractions and routine disruption to interfere with my performance and ultimately the mistake was mine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW BEGINS TAXI PRIOR TO GETTING CLRNC.

Narrative: INITIAL ACFT MOVEMENT WITHOUT SALUTE, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. FACTORS: 1) ROUTINE DISRUPTED AFTER INITIAL BRAKE RELEASE BY AFT FLT ATTENDANT CALLING FOR US TO GET HER PURSE BACK AFTER SHE HAD LEFT IT IN A FOOD CART TAKEN AWAY BY CATERING. AFTER MUCH EFFORT, PURSE RETURNED THROUGH FO'S WINDOW. 2) PUSHBACK PERSON DID NOT INFORM US IT WAS A 2 MAN PUSH AND WAS UNAWARE OF 2ND MECH. 3) PUSH PERSON DID NOT USE SOP PHRASEOLOGY, INCLUDING DID NOT SAY 'DISCONNECTING, WATCH FOR SALUTE.' 4) TUG AND 2ND MECH REMAINED OUT OF MY VIEW TO THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. 5) FO CALLED FOR AND RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC BEFORE SALUTE. HAD ACFT PUSHING TO L OF US AND WERE DISCUSSING HOW OPTIONS TO GET AROUND ACFT. I RELEASED BRAKE AND JUST AS STARTING ACFT MOVEMENT, FO SAW MECH OUT HIS SIDE AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACFT AND SET BRAKES. I DID THEN RECEIVE A SALUTE AND RELEASE FROM GUIDANCE. I ALLOWED DISTRACTIONS AND ROUTINE DISRUPTION TO INTERFERE WITH MY PERFORMANCE AND ULTIMATELY THE MISTAKE WAS MINE.

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.