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A DC9 taxiing out for takeoff at sbn, in, has its wingtip go through a snow bank. Flight crew gets rid of snow accumulation but does not inspect the wingtip for damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbn |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 396079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Captain was taxiing aircraft for takeoff when he ran the left outboard slat/wing over the top of a freshly plowed snow bank. This caused snow to go up on top of the slat and wings. We jointly decided to return to the gate to have our company deice crew remove the snow with glycol. This was done and the captain wanted to continue taxi for takeoff. I suggested to the captain we should have the slat/wing inspected by maintenance. He refused so we continued uneventfully to our destination. In hindsight I should have been more forceful and insisted on an inspection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF AT SBN, IN, HAS ITS WINGTIP GO THROUGH A SNOW BANK. FLC GETS RID OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BUT DOES NOT INSPECT THE WINGTIP FOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: CAPT WAS TAXIING ACFT FOR TKOF WHEN HE RAN THE L OUTBOARD SLAT/WING OVER THE TOP OF A FRESHLY PLOWED SNOW BANK. THIS CAUSED SNOW TO GO UP ON TOP OF THE SLAT AND WINGS. WE JOINTLY DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE TO HAVE OUR COMPANY DEICE CREW REMOVE THE SNOW WITH GLYCOL. THIS WAS DONE AND THE CAPT WANTED TO CONTINUE TAXI FOR TKOF. I SUGGESTED TO THE CAPT WE SHOULD HAVE THE SLAT/WING INSPECTED BY MAINT. HE REFUSED SO WE CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO OUR DEST. IN HINDSIGHT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FORCEFUL AND INSISTED ON AN INSPECTION.
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.