An MD80 parks at the gate at ord and a deicing truck backs into the parking aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	356181
Time
Date	199612
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	356181
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	356182
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As we taxied into the gate the entire area in front and to the left and to the right was clear of obstructions. About 4 ft from stopping at the gate, the aircraft veered sharply to the left. We were told a deicing truck had backed up and impacted the left wingtip. There was a guideman up front and a wing walker on the left wing and a wing walker on the right wing. We were not given any indication of a conflict by the guideman prior to impact. We only received the standard come forward signal as we crept into the gate. Supplemental information from acn 356182: as aircraft approached parking position at gate, left wingtip was struck by deicing truck maneuvering on adjacent gate. At time of impact, all 3 guidemen indicated all clear, and captain was being given pull ahead signal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 PARKS AT THE GATE AT ORD AND A DEICING TRUCK BACKS INTO THE PARKING ACFT.

Narrative: AS WE TAXIED INTO THE GATE THE ENTIRE AREA IN FRONT AND TO THE L AND TO THE R WAS CLR OF OBSTRUCTIONS. ABOUT 4 FT FROM STOPPING AT THE GATE, THE ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE L. WE WERE TOLD A DEICING TRUCK HAD BACKED UP AND IMPACTED THE L WINGTIP. THERE WAS A GUIDEMAN UP FRONT AND A WING WALKER ON THE L WING AND A WING WALKER ON THE R WING. WE WERE NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION OF A CONFLICT BY THE GUIDEMAN PRIOR TO IMPACT. WE ONLY RECEIVED THE STANDARD COME FORWARD SIGNAL AS WE CREPT INTO THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 356182: AS ACFT APCHED PARKING POS AT GATE, L WINGTIP WAS STRUCK BY DEICING TRUCK MANEUVERING ON ADJACENT GATE. AT TIME OF IMPACT, ALL 3 GUIDEMEN INDICATED ALL CLR, AND CAPT WAS BEING GIVEN PULL AHEAD SIGNAL.

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.