<< >> NASA ASRS Report 700709, June 2006

B737-300 flight crew is approached to release brakes for an on-time departure with cargo doors still open.

Attributes
ACN	700709
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5200
ASRS Report	700709
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During the boarding process and at departure time; the tug driver came on the flight interphone and asked us to release the brakes for the on-time departure. At the time both cargo doors and the forward entry door were open. I stated 'no; you should not even be asking me that.' after the pushback and before the disconnect; another individual came on the headset to thank me for not releasing the brakes as he was in the pit with the belt loader positioned. He also mentioned that the station manager had asked the ramp to get us to release the brakes. I believe this was correct as I saw the station manager visibly angry with the ramp and then walk off just after we refused to release the brakes. This situation is likely to cause someone to get injured on the ramp or an aircraft damaged.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW IS APCHED TO RELEASE BRAKES FOR AN ON-TIME DEP WITH CARGO DOORS STILL OPEN.

Narrative: DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS AND AT DEP TIME; THE TUG DRIVER CAME ON THE FLT INTERPHONE AND ASKED US TO RELEASE THE BRAKES FOR THE ON-TIME DEP. AT THE TIME BOTH CARGO DOORS AND THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WERE OPEN. I STATED 'NO; YOU SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ASKING ME THAT.' AFTER THE PUSHBACK AND BEFORE THE DISCONNECT; ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL CAME ON THE HEADSET TO THANK ME FOR NOT RELEASING THE BRAKES AS HE WAS IN THE PIT WITH THE BELT LOADER POSITIONED. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STATION MGR HAD ASKED THE RAMP TO GET US TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. I BELIEVE THIS WAS CORRECT AS I SAW THE STATION MGR VISIBLY ANGRY WITH THE RAMP AND THEN WALK OFF JUST AFTER WE REFUSED TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. THIS SITUATION IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INJURED ON THE RAMP OR AN ACFT DAMAGED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.