An air carrier widebody transport aircraft incurred damage when it struck an igloo during taxi. The reporter states that the aircraft had maintained taxiway centerline as was proven by the tire tracks in the snow. The damage to left #1 engine nacelle and the nose cowl was not discovered until after the aircraft stopped at the cargo building.

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Attributes
ACN	330277
Time
Date	199603
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 67 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 67
ASRS Report	330277
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

While taxiing into ord ramp the #1 engine hit an 'igloo' that was on the taxiway. This caused a puncture of the nose cowl and scrapes on the nacelle. This was discovered after aircraft was blocked in at cargo building. Aircraft was on center of taxiway as confirmed by the tire marks in the snow. The 'igloo' was colored white. None of the crew saw the igloo.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB ACFT INCURRED DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK AN IGLOO DURING TAXI. THE RPTR STATES THAT THE ACFT HAD MAINTAINED TXWY CTRLINE AS WAS PROVEN BY THE TIRE TRACKS IN THE SNOW. THE DAMAGE TO LEFT #1 ENG NACELLE AND THE NOSE COWL WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT STOPPED AT THE CARGO BUILDING.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO ORD RAMP THE #1 ENG HIT AN 'IGLOO' THAT WAS ON THE TXWY. THIS CAUSED A PUNCTURE OF THE NOSE COWL AND SCRAPES ON THE NACELLE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ACFT WAS BLOCKED IN AT CARGO BUILDING. ACFT WAS ON CTR OF TXWY AS CONFIRMED BY THE TIRE MARKS IN THE SNOW. THE 'IGLOO' WAS COLORED WHITE. NONE OF THE CREW SAW THE IGLOO.

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.