While dispatching an int'l B767-300 aircraft; the contract mechanic who was actually pushing the air...

Attributes
ACN	801725
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	801725
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While dispatching foreign flight in june the contract mechanic #1 that was actually pushing the aircraft answered his cell phone while the aircraft was in motion. Our air carrier mechanic was walking out with the aircraft near the nosewheel while connected to the headset. Note: contract once again did not have the required equipment to dispatch and thus required our air carrier to use its headset.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the contract mechanic's cell phone conversation was not short and lasted for most of the B767-300 pushback procedure. Reporter also stated he was attempting to find out if there were any airport safety rules or carrier operation policies restricting use of cell phones when moving aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE DISPATCHING AN INT'L B767-300 ACFT; THE CONTRACT MECHANIC WHO WAS ACTUALLY PUSHING THE ACFT ANSWERED HIS CELL PHONE WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN MOTION.

Narrative: WHILE DISPATCHING FOREIGN FLIGHT IN JUNE THE CONTRACT MECHANIC #1 THAT WAS ACTUALLY PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT ANSWERED HIS CELL PHONE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN MOTION. OUR ACR MECHANIC WAS WALKING OUT WITH THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE NOSEWHEEL WHILE CONNECTED TO THE HEADSET. NOTE: CONTRACT ONCE AGAIN DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT TO DISPATCH AND THUS REQUIRED OUR ACR TO USE ITS HEADSET.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THE CONTRACT MECHANIC'S CELL PHONE CONVERSATION WAS NOT SHORT AND LASTED FOR MOST OF THE B767-300 PUSHBACK PROCEDURE. REPORTER ALSO STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY AIRPORT SAFETY RULES OR CARRIER OPERATION POLICIES RESTRICTING USE OF CELL PHONES WHEN MOVING ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

While dispatching an int'l B767-300 aircraft; the contract mechanic who was actually pushing the aircraft answered his cell phone while the aircraft was in motion.