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A ground crew; without the flight crew's permission; removed an A319's chocks while it was parked at the gate with parking brakes released because of overheated brakes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 836400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Wheel chocks were requested due to hot brakes on the incoming flight. Chocks were put in place by ground personnel and the parking brake was released. Approximately. 15 minutes later (5 minutes prior to push back) the chocks were removed unsolicited and without ground personnel notifying or coordinating with the cockpit. The parking brake was reset only after I noticed a ramper walking away with my wheel chocks (I had the first officer verify that those were indeed the chocks that were on my plane). Personnel were still loading bags; a loading belt was still in position on the right side of the aircraft; and the jetbridge was still in position at door 1L. This event did not cause any damage; however the potential for unplanned aircraft movement was very great- with the added potential of causing personal injuries and damage to the aircraft. I notified operations on the radio prior to taxi out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ground crew; without the flight crew's permission; removed an A319's chocks while it was parked at the gate with parking brakes released because of overheated brakes.
Narrative: Wheel chocks were requested due to hot brakes on the incoming flight. Chocks were put in place by ground personnel and the parking brake was released. Approximately. 15 minutes later (5 minutes prior to push back) the chocks were removed unsolicited and without ground personnel notifying or coordinating with the cockpit. The parking brake was reset only after I noticed a ramper walking away with my wheel chocks (I had the First Officer verify that those were indeed the chocks that were on my plane). Personnel were still loading bags; a loading belt was still in position on the right side of the aircraft; and the jetbridge was still in position at Door 1L. This event did not cause any damage; however the potential for unplanned aircraft movement was very great- with the added potential of causing personal injuries and damage to the aircraft. I notified operations on the radio prior to taxi out.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.