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During taxi to the deicing area large transport became stranded on taxiway when it slid out of control on the icy taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 67 |
| ASRS Report | 323358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Attempting to taxi from taxiway M onto taxiway H, aircraft began to slide on ice. Was able to stop aircraft before departing taxiway but was unable to complete turn. Called company maintenance who sent out a tractor. Tractor hooked up to aircraft and towed it through the completion of the turn. Tractor towed aircraft to deicing site and unhooked. Tug driver confirmed aircraft came within 6 inches of leaving taxiway. Remainder of flight completed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING TAXI TO THE DEICING AREA LGT BECAME STRANDED ON TXWY WHEN IT SLID OUT OF CTL ON THE ICY TXWY.
Narrative: ATTEMPTING TO TAXI FROM TXWY M ONTO TXWY H, ACFT BEGAN TO SLIDE ON ICE. WAS ABLE TO STOP ACFT BEFORE DEPARTING TXWY BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE TURN. CALLED COMPANY MAINT WHO SENT OUT A TRACTOR. TRACTOR HOOKED UP TO ACFT AND TOWED IT THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE TURN. TRACTOR TOWED ACFT TO DEICING SITE AND UNHOOKED. TUG DRIVER CONFIRMED ACFT CAME WITHIN 6 INCHES OF LEAVING TXWY. REMAINDER OF FLT COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.