MD88 captain hits wingtip on deicing truck during taxi to parking.

Attributes
ACN	534015
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6180 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	534015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	533746
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

After an uneventful approach and landing on runway at ZZZ, we were told to contact air carrier X ramp at spot a for clearance to cross their ramp to air carrier Y's ramp. Air carrier X ramp control told us to transition to the south line and contact air carrier Y ramp control at taxiway. Approaching taxiway, I noticed a deicing truck parked just off the ramp in the area between txwys. Another aircraft taxied past this truck but I don't recall the type. We contacted air carrier Y ramp and they told us to taxi south on taxiway to our gate. I was following the taxi lines and as we approached our turn point, the first officer told me to watch out for the truck. I slowed and proceeded straight ahead and then the first officer said it was ok now, the boom operator was giving us an all clear signal. Now my main concern was my left wing because if I didn't turn now, I could have problems with men and equipment in the gate area. I continued braking and turned right to get back on the taxiway centerline. We felt the aircraft shudder, but thought it was the normal brake shudder of the MD88. The flight attendants chimed us to say we had hit the truck. As we were almost to our gate, we proceeded to parking. The right wingtip was damaged from contact with the truck. Several witnesses, including the flight attendants and an air carrier Y pilot in first class, saw the all clear signal from the truck prior to the contact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 CAPT HITS WINGTIP ON DEICING TRUCK DURING TAXI TO PARKING.

Narrative: AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY AT ZZZ, WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT ACR X RAMP AT SPOT A FOR CLRNC TO CROSS THEIR RAMP TO ACR Y'S RAMP. ACR X RAMP CTL TOLD US TO TRANSITION TO THE S LINE AND CONTACT ACR Y RAMP CTL AT TXWY. APCHING TXWY, I NOTICED A DEICING TRUCK PARKED JUST OFF THE RAMP IN THE AREA BTWN TXWYS. ANOTHER ACFT TAXIED PAST THIS TRUCK BUT I DON'T RECALL THE TYPE. WE CONTACTED ACR Y RAMP AND THEY TOLD US TO TAXI S ON TXWY TO OUR GATE. I WAS FOLLOWING THE TAXI LINES AND AS WE APCHED OUR TURN POINT, THE FO TOLD ME TO WATCH OUT FOR THE TRUCK. I SLOWED AND PROCEEDED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND THEN THE FO SAID IT WAS OK NOW, THE BOOM OPERATOR WAS GIVING US AN ALL CLR SIGNAL. NOW MY MAIN CONCERN WAS MY L WING BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T TURN NOW, I COULD HAVE PROBS WITH MEN AND EQUIP IN THE GATE AREA. I CONTINUED BRAKING AND TURNED R TO GET BACK ON THE TXWY CTRLINE. WE FELT THE ACFT SHUDDER, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS THE NORMAL BRAKE SHUDDER OF THE MD88. THE FLT ATTENDANTS CHIMED US TO SAY WE HAD HIT THE TRUCK. AS WE WERE ALMOST TO OUR GATE, WE PROCEEDED TO PARKING. THE R WINGTIP WAS DAMAGED FROM CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK. SEVERAL WITNESSES, INCLUDING THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND AN ACR Y PLT IN FIRST CLASS, SAW THE ALL CLR SIGNAL FROM THE TRUCK PRIOR TO THE CONTACT.

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.