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A DC9-30 while parked was struck by a deicing truck incurring damage to the left wingtip and navigation light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384013 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 384013 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While parked at gate with passenger/cargo boarded and jetway off aircraft, deicing truck hit left wingtip. Truck continued deicing and left when crew inquired about possible damage. One position light assembly on left wingtip had to be replaced. Deicing personnel never communicated with aircrew before, during, or after incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 WHILE PARKED WAS STRUCK BY A DEICING TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP AND NAV LIGHT.
Narrative: WHILE PARKED AT GATE WITH PAX/CARGO BOARDED AND JETWAY OFF ACFT, DEICING TRUCK HIT L WINGTIP. TRUCK CONTINUED DEICING AND LEFT WHEN CREW INQUIRED ABOUT POSSIBLE DAMAGE. ONE POS LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON L WINGTIP HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEICING PERSONNEL NEVER COMMUNICATED WITH AIRCREW BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER 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.