An MD80 sustained damage to a nose gear tire during pushback.

Attributes
ACN	702045
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	702045
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During pushback from gate; the tug driver did not ask the captain to park his brakes. We were under the impression that he had stopped just momentarily while traffic behind us cleared. However; we saw the ground crew running out from under the nose of the aircraft and the tug driver then said to us we were rolling. The captain then parked the brakes; the ground crew gave us a salute and off we went to msy. On walkaround at msy; I found the right nose tire flat; the valve stem to the right nose tire bent about 45 degrees and the pressure gauge shattered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO A NOSE GEAR TIRE DURING PUSHBACK.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK FROM GATE; THE TUG DRIVER DID NOT ASK THE CAPT TO PARK HIS BRAKES. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE HAD STOPPED JUST MOMENTARILY WHILE TFC BEHIND US CLRED. HOWEVER; WE SAW THE GND CREW RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AND THE TUG DRIVER THEN SAID TO US WE WERE ROLLING. THE CAPT THEN PARKED THE BRAKES; THE GND CREW GAVE US A SALUTE AND OFF WE WENT TO MSY. ON WALKAROUND AT MSY; I FOUND THE R NOSE TIRE FLAT; THE VALVE STEM TO THE R NOSE TIRE BENT ABOUT 45 DEGS AND THE PRESSURE GAUGE SHATTERED.

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.