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B737 flight crew reported that during taxi they lost control of the aircraft due to de-icing fluid on the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1429160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 433 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Upon clearing runway; taxing via M1 then M then M2. M has a sight dog leg to the right. I turned the tiller to the right and nothing happened. Jumped on the brakes and nothing happened. We were now headed towards the side of the taxiway as the taxiway veers to the right. I then applied reverse and the airplane slowed and started turning right. I turned right to get on M2 and tested brakes and nose wheel steering (NWS) all seemed fine. The first officer looked back as I angled the aircraft to see if we had hit a taxi edge light. We could not say for certain but didn't think so. Notified ground that it was a possibility and that that area was very slick. Wrote up for maintenance and meet with mechanics to inspect. Mechanics didn't see any evidence that we hit a taxi light. Called [duty manager] to inform company. The temp at the time was way above freezing I think around 45 degrees. It was not ice but deicing fluid on the taxiway that make it slick.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported that during taxi they lost control of the aircraft due to de-icing fluid on the taxiway.
Narrative: Upon clearing Runway; taxing via M1 then M then M2. M has a sight dog leg to the right. I turned the tiller to the right and nothing happened. Jumped on the brakes and nothing happened. We were now headed towards the side of the taxiway as the taxiway veers to the right. I then applied reverse and the airplane slowed and started turning right. I turned right to get on M2 and tested brakes and Nose Wheel Steering (NWS) all seemed fine. The First Officer looked back as I angled the aircraft to see if we had hit a taxi edge light. We could not say for certain but didn't think so. Notified ground that it was a possibility and that that area was very slick. Wrote up for maintenance and meet with mechanics to inspect. Mechanics didn't see any evidence that we hit a taxi light. Called [Duty Manager] to inform company. The temp at the time was way above freezing I think around 45 degrees. It was not ice but deicing fluid on the taxiway that make it slick.
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.