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A320 flight crew and ground crew did not coordinate releasing the parking brakes after minor maintenance required them to be reset. The towbar was damaged after the tug driver attempted pushback with the aircraft brakes set.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589465 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 | 589465 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 589470 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3, 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Ground crew requested brake release while awaiting pushback clearance. A minor maintenance problem was discovered and captain reset parking brakes. After problem was resolved, captain cleared ground crew to push, stating, brakes released. The towbar was damaged when the crew attempted to push with the parking brake set. Nose gear inspected by mechanic with no problems noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW AND GND CREW DID NOT COORDINATE RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKES AFTER MINOR MAINT REQUIRED THEM TO BE RESET. THE TOWBAR WAS DAMAGED AFTER THE TUG DRIVER ATTEMPTED PUSHBACK WITH THE ACFT BRAKES SET.
Narrative: GND CREW REQUESTED BRAKE RELEASE WHILE AWAITING PUSHBACK CLRNC. A MINOR MAINT PROB WAS DISCOVERED AND CAPT RESET PARKING BRAKES. AFTER PROB WAS RESOLVED, CAPT CLRED GND CREW TO PUSH, STATING, BRAKES RELEASED. THE TOWBAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO PUSH WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. NOSE GEAR INSPECTED BY MECH WITH NO PROBS NOTED.
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.