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A B737-400 flight crew was dispatched from the gate with the ramp crew using nonstandard and unsafe procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 732837 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 732837 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Cockpit established communication with ground crew. Cleared for engine starts. During 2ND engine start ground crew walked away. No communication with ramp following after start flow. Copilot and I checked for all clear on both sides of aircraft. 3 ground crew were off to the left of airplane and gave a 'thumbs up' to me. I started taxi out after ground clearance; but 1 ramper was still hooked in to aircraft with headset. Copilot and I heard nothing and saw nothing. Luckily ramper unhooked and made it clear of aircraft and no one was hurt. Have ramper stand in front of aircraft with wands visible to both pilots. Ensure a positive wave-off; and confirm all flight to ground and ground to flight communications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 FLT CREW WAS DISPATCHED FROM THE GATE WITH THE RAMP CREW USING NONSTANDARD AND UNSAFE PROCEDURES.
Narrative: COCKPIT ESTABLISHED COM WITH GND CREW. CLRED FOR ENG STARTS. DURING 2ND ENG START GND CREW WALKED AWAY. NO COM WITH RAMP FOLLOWING AFTER START FLOW. COPLT AND I CHKED FOR ALL CLR ON BOTH SIDES OF ACFT. 3 GND CREW WERE OFF TO THE L OF AIRPLANE AND GAVE A 'THUMBS UP' TO ME. I STARTED TAXI OUT AFTER GND CLRNC; BUT 1 RAMPER WAS STILL HOOKED IN TO ACFT WITH HEADSET. COPLT AND I HEARD NOTHING AND SAW NOTHING. LUCKILY RAMPER UNHOOKED AND MADE IT CLR OF ACFT AND NO ONE WAS HURT. HAVE RAMPER STAND IN FRONT OF ACFT WITH WANDS VISIBLE TO BOTH PLTS. ENSURE A POSITIVE WAVE-OFF; AND CONFIRM ALL FLT TO GND AND GND TO FLT COMS.
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.