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B737 first officer reported ineffective brakes in the gate area when they encountered black ice on the ramp. The aircraft was stopped with reverse thrust.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1245213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 153 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Approaching the j-line; we encountered a large portion of black ice. The brakes were not effective in stopping the aircraft. Thrust reversers were used in order to stop aircraft.preventative measures: an inspection of the ramp area from airport personnel would have prevented this encounter with the ice. Airport personnel could have alerted the proper authorities to advise the crew. No mention of the ice from ops on the taxi-in. The area of black ice was the size of a good-sized pond with no dry areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 First Officer reported ineffective brakes in the gate area when they encountered black ice on the ramp. The aircraft was stopped with reverse thrust.
Narrative: Approaching the J-line; we encountered a large portion of black ice. The brakes were not effective in stopping the aircraft. Thrust reversers were used in order to stop aircraft.Preventative Measures: An inspection of the ramp area from airport personnel would have prevented this encounter with the ice. Airport personnel could have alerted the proper authorities to advise the Crew. No mention of the ice from Ops on the taxi-in. The area of black ice was the size of a good-sized pond with no dry areas.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.