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An embraer 135 incurred left elevator damage when struck by a deicing truck. No injuries to passenger, crew or ground personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : + |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 606116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 606115 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During deicing at deice area, aircraft was struck in the tail by a deicing truck. The plane was stationary and configured for deicing. There were no apparent injuries to passenger/crew/and or ground personnel. Aircraft sustained some damage in area of left elevator. Returned to gate without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 135 INCURRED L ELEVATOR DAMAGE WHEN STRUCK BY A DEICING TRUCK. NO INJURIES TO PAX, CREW OR GND PERSONNEL.
Narrative: DURING DEICING AT DEICE AREA, ACFT WAS STRUCK IN THE TAIL BY A DEICING TRUCK. THE PLANE WAS STATIONARY AND CONFIGURED FOR DEICING. THERE WERE NO APPARENT INJURIES TO PAX/CREW/AND OR GND PERSONNEL. ACFT SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE IN AREA OF L ELEVATOR. RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER 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.