During a ramp departure procedure, a series of miscoms between the ground crew and the PIC creates a...

Attributes
ACN	573643
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	573643
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : gnd 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

After being pushed back, we were given a salute by the female of the 2 wing walkers. I did not see the male in front of the airplane, but caught a glimpse of him walking away with the tug off the right side. I noticed the female yelling at the tug driver, but the tug driver did not hear her. I figured the microphone cord got stuck or something and did not pay it further attention. I said 'clear left' and the first officer replied 'clear right' and I called for a taxi clearance. I released the brakes and the first officer said 'just a second. I have to put things away.' (she had her chapter 4 of the fhp out, because of a mechanic we had.) as I was watching the first officer put her book away, I noticed the male ramper running towards the airplane. He was approaching from behind the first officer's head. I quickly parked the brakes as he passed under the window and passed under the nose of the aircraft. I heard the interphone door snap shut, and then he left in the same manner he approached the aircraft. We really never had a good sighting of him. The female ramper had approached the aircraft again by now and waved us off again. I cannot emphasize this enough, the male ramper came close to being run over. We were already waved off, and the ground personnel had left the area. He re-approached us from a blind area, and we never really had a good sighting on him. Had I not been looking at the first officer and caught a glimpse of him, this may have been a different report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING A RAMP DEP PROC, A SERIES OF MISCOMS BTWN THE GND CREW AND THE PIC CREATES A NEAR CONFLICT WITH A GND CREW PERSON AT SDF, KY.

Narrative: AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK, WE WERE GIVEN A SALUTE BY THE FEMALE OF THE 2 WING WALKERS. I DID NOT SEE THE MALE IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF HIM WALKING AWAY WITH THE TUG OFF THE R SIDE. I NOTICED THE FEMALE YELLING AT THE TUG DRIVER, BUT THE TUG DRIVER DID NOT HEAR HER. I FIGURED THE MIKE CORD GOT STUCK OR SOMETHING AND DID NOT PAY IT FURTHER ATTN. I SAID 'CLR L' AND THE FO REPLIED 'CLR R' AND I CALLED FOR A TAXI CLRNC. I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THE FO SAID 'JUST A SECOND. I HAVE TO PUT THINGS AWAY.' (SHE HAD HER CHAPTER 4 OF THE FHP OUT, BECAUSE OF A MECHANIC WE HAD.) AS I WAS WATCHING THE FO PUT HER BOOK AWAY, I NOTICED THE MALE RAMPER RUNNING TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS APCHING FROM BEHIND THE FO'S HEAD. I QUICKLY PARKED THE BRAKES AS HE PASSED UNDER THE WINDOW AND PASSED UNDER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. I HEARD THE INTERPHONE DOOR SNAP SHUT, AND THEN HE LEFT IN THE SAME MANNER HE APCHED THE ACFT. WE REALLY NEVER HAD A GOOD SIGHTING OF HIM. THE FEMALE RAMPER HAD APCHED THE ACFT AGAIN BY NOW AND WAVED US OFF AGAIN. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH, THE MALE RAMPER CAME CLOSE TO BEING RUN OVER. WE WERE ALREADY WAVED OFF, AND THE GND PERSONNEL HAD LEFT THE AREA. HE RE-APCHED US FROM A BLIND AREA, AND WE NEVER REALLY HAD A GOOD SIGHTING ON HIM. HAD I NOT BEEN LOOKING AT THE FO AND CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF HIM, THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT RPT.

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.

During a ramp departure procedure, a series of miscoms between the ground crew and the PIC creates a near conflict with a ground crew person at sdf, ky.