An MD80 captain cited fatigue as the reason he improperly set his brakes before pushback at aus.

Attributes
ACN	619201
Time
Date	200405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
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
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	619201
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : person ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After pushback from gate, I parked the brakes per tug driver request. I then started the right engine and notified driver that the start was complete and cleared to disconnect. While waiting for a salute, the driver called to tell me the brakes were not parked as aircraft was rolling slowly forward. I immediately stopped the forward motion and set the brakes. There were no unusual distrs during the entire process and I do not know if I had set the brakes and then released them or had never set them. I asked the driver if everything was ok, which it was, and I proceeded to taxi out. This event occurred on the 6TH day in a row of flying (I am on reserve) and I feel that fatigue was a major factor. The cumulative effects of reassignments, a diversion, cancellations and a late night arrival, while all legal, proved to be too much. Upon arrival at destination, crew schedule called to reassign me to continue flying. I declined due to fatigue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT CITED FATIGUE AS THE REASON HE IMPROPERLY SET HIS BRAKES BEFORE PUSHBACK AT AUS.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE, I PARKED THE BRAKES PER TUG DRIVER REQUEST. I THEN STARTED THE R ENG AND NOTIFIED DRIVER THAT THE START WAS COMPLETE AND CLRED TO DISCONNECT. WHILE WAITING FOR A SALUTE, THE DRIVER CALLED TO TELL ME THE BRAKES WERE NOT PARKED AS ACFT WAS ROLLING SLOWLY FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION AND SET THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL DISTRS DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS AND I DO NOT KNOW IF I HAD SET THE BRAKES AND THEN RELEASED THEM OR HAD NEVER SET THEM. I ASKED THE DRIVER IF EVERYTHING WAS OK, WHICH IT WAS, AND I PROCEEDED TO TAXI OUT. THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON THE 6TH DAY IN A ROW OF FLYING (I AM ON RESERVE) AND I FEEL THAT FATIGUE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF REASSIGNMENTS, A DIVERSION, CANCELLATIONS AND A LATE NIGHT ARR, WHILE ALL LEGAL, PROVED TO BE TOO MUCH. UPON ARR AT DEST, CREW SCHEDULE CALLED TO REASSIGN ME TO CONTINUE FLYING. I DECLINED DUE TO FATIGUE.

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.