Originally Posted by rainboe
So let me ask you both- you say the Parking Brake was not released when you commenced pushing, hence pin breakage? What sort of operation is that? The pilot asks for pushback, the ground operator asks for Park brake release, the pilot confirms Park Brake released, pushback then commences. What sort of procedures are you using?
Sorry, only saw this now...
yea, exactly these procedures and still, while I was still doing this job years and years ago, we had several incidents where the park brake was NOT released. I even recall me demanding a CVR read out on one of these incidents which revealed that the crew HAD confirmed that the brakes were off when they were not...
One reason I liked the airbusses on this subject is the small light on the nosegear.
I also had a shear pin break during a tow, with your's truly on the flight deck. Straight and level, no roughness, nothing, just noticing the tug pulling away faster than we followed.
Happens, guys, even with procedures fully followed.
An2 Driver