Coasting onto stand.
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From: England
With the implementation of 'Safedock' at my station, I've noticed it happens a hell of a lot more often with a particular LCC who have a large fleet of 738's.
Only a couple of weeks ago the captain cut the engines about 20meters off the stop bar, presumably coasting to a stop. Catering truck started to reverse off the next stand so I hit the emergency stop button. Aircraft stopped, half on the taxiway, half off stand.
Once the obstruction (catering truck) was clear Airfield Ops came to marshal the aircraft on stand, which had no power
He spent 5 minutes blocking the taxiway while he restarted the engines to come back on stand.
Only a couple of weeks ago the captain cut the engines about 20meters off the stop bar, presumably coasting to a stop. Catering truck started to reverse off the next stand so I hit the emergency stop button. Aircraft stopped, half on the taxiway, half off stand.
Once the obstruction (catering truck) was clear Airfield Ops came to marshal the aircraft on stand, which had no power
He spent 5 minutes blocking the taxiway while he restarted the engines to come back on stand.
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From: Australia
Thankyou, that is exactly the situation a sensible commander should never contemplate the practice, not to an Aerobridge in a busy closed in area.
I only ever said it "could be done" to an open quiet big empty apron such as Rockhampton. When I saw it done there were no other Aircraft around with only an Engineer and Marshall waiting on the Tarmac.
Having said that I wouldn't do it....
I only ever said it "could be done" to an open quiet big empty apron such as Rockhampton. When I saw it done there were no other Aircraft around with only an Engineer and Marshall waiting on the Tarmac.
Having said that I wouldn't do it....
Last edited by nitpicker330; 1st September 2013 at 23:35.
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From: Wanderlust
These are all non standard immature personal procedures. No company asks you to do it. These come out of boredom of the routine so you try to become creative and as a bit of show off.Cockpit is a dangerous place to be creative. If not stopped in its track leads to inflight deviations and incidents. I had a collegue who would never use Auto Brake and full reverse on 747 till one day landing on a shorter RW in heavy rain trying to do the same thing went off at the other end. Aircraft and pilot both were on ground for months.
