B757 ramp personnel is concerned that the parking brake was released while loading the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	705838
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	705838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I was loading flight XXX. I noticed that the brakes were released so I called the controller and asked and she said that we had an early brake release. I pulled the belt loader out of the pit and stopped my loading process. Was trying to figure out why the captain released the brakes with no contact from the ramp. This is a huge safety issue and the only way the brakes can be released is from contact from the ramp. I asked to see if they could reset the brakes. To my knowledge the only way to know for sure is to see in system if the aircraft shows returned to blocks. The only thing they did was re-quote it so it showed an XX50 departure. So we went back out and continued to load the aircraft; we finished up and pushed the plane at XX15. The human factors involved were there was no contact between the cockpit and the ramp. I have sent various schedule forms and don't get responses on most of the early brake release.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RAMP PERSONNEL IS CONCERNED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED WHILE LOADING THE ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS LOADING FLT XXX. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED SO I CALLED THE CTLR AND ASKED AND SHE SAID THAT WE HAD AN EARLY BRAKE RELEASE. I PULLED THE BELT LOADER OUT OF THE PIT AND STOPPED MY LOADING PROCESS. WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAPT RELEASED THE BRAKES WITH NO CONTACT FROM THE RAMP. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE ONLY WAY THE BRAKES CAN BE RELEASED IS FROM CONTACT FROM THE RAMP. I ASKED TO SEE IF THEY COULD RESET THE BRAKES. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE IS TO SEE IN SYSTEM IF THE ACFT SHOWS RETURNED TO BLOCKS. THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS RE-QUOTE IT SO IT SHOWED AN XX50 DEP. SO WE WENT BACK OUT AND CONTINUED TO LOAD THE ACFT; WE FINISHED UP AND PUSHED THE PLANE AT XX15. THE HUMAN FACTORS INVOLVED WERE THERE WAS NO CONTACT BTWN THE COCKPIT AND THE RAMP. I HAVE SENT VARIOUS SCHEDULE FORMS AND DON'T GET RESPONSES ON MOST OF THE EARLY BRAKE RELEASE.

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.