<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1147847, February 2014

B737 first officer reports hitting an unseen snow drift during taxi out causing the aircraft to slide right and the right engine to shut down due to snow ingestion.

Attributes
ACN	1147847
Time
Date	201402
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 161 Flight Crew Type 3500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

The captain taxied on [taxiway] at the direction of ground control. We were on centerline and the right main hit an unseen snow drift causing the aircraft to slide right and stop. The engine shut down on its own; shut down by snow ingestion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 First Officer reports hitting an unseen snow drift during taxi out causing the aircraft to slide right and the right engine to shut down due to snow ingestion.

Narrative: The Captain taxied on [taxiway] at the direction of Ground Control. We were on centerline and the right main hit an unseen snow drift causing the aircraft to slide right and stop. The engine shut down on its own; shut down by snow ingestion.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.