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Deicing vehicle strikes aircraft tail causing damage to aircraft and the vehicle as well as injury to operator.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : de-ice |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 533502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
40 mins prior to departure, first officer requests deicing for aircraft at gate. SOP's accomplished for preparing aircraft for deicing. Deicing began around XA15. At approximately XA25, we felt the aircraft lurch twice in about a 3-SECOND time frame. I asked the first officer to take a look outside and see what happened. He immediately reported that the horizontal stabilizer had been struck. I left my seat and went out to the ramp and discovered that the right outboard anti-float tab on the horizontal stabilizer was hanging from stabilizer. With numerous emergency ground personnel already on the scene, I returned to the aircraft and immediately called dispatch to inform them of the situation and subsequently made a PA to the passenger informing of the situation and asking them to deplane with the luggage and follow the gate agent's instructions. I briefly went back out to the ramp to ascertain the condition of the deicer and after having spoken to the fire chief/supervisor he stated that he did not appear to be seriously injured. The cherry picker appeared to have sustained significant damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEICING VEHICLE STRIKES ACFT TAIL CAUSING DAMAGE TO ACFT AND THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS INJURY TO OPERATOR.
Narrative: 40 MINS PRIOR TO DEP, FO REQUESTS DEICING FOR ACFT AT GATE. SOP'S ACCOMPLISHED FOR PREPARING ACFT FOR DEICING. DEICING BEGAN AROUND XA15. AT APPROX XA25, WE FELT THE ACFT LURCH TWICE IN ABOUT A 3-SECOND TIME FRAME. I ASKED THE FO TO TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. HE IMMEDIATELY RPTED THAT THE HORIZ STABILIZER HAD BEEN STRUCK. I LEFT MY SEAT AND WENT OUT TO THE RAMP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE R OUTBOARD ANTI-FLOAT TAB ON THE HORIZ STABILIZER WAS HANGING FROM STABILIZER. WITH NUMEROUS EMER GND PERSONNEL ALREADY ON THE SCENE, I RETURNED TO THE ACFT AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED DISPATCH TO INFORM THEM OF THE SIT AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A PA TO THE PAX INFORMING OF THE SIT AND ASKING THEM TO DEPLANE WITH THE LUGGAGE AND FOLLOW THE GATE AGENT'S INSTRUCTIONS. I BRIEFLY WENT BACK OUT TO THE RAMP TO ASCERTAIN THE CONDITION OF THE DEICER AND AFTER HAVING SPOKEN TO THE FIRE CHIEF/SUPVR HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CHERRY PICKER APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
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.