Narrative:

After landing on runway 35C at dfw, we were cleared to taxi on taxiway ek and then to cross runway 35L. Ramp control advised us that gate was occupied and to enter at spot X, call approaching. Approaching spot X, ramp advised us to enter spot and pull into the hard stand next to a parked B757 that was on the next spot. 3 unattended deicing trucks were parked at the corner where the X taxi line turns into the hard stand. I felt that I was giving the trucks a wide berth. As I made the turn, I made a modified square turn because of the trucks. As we made the turn, we noticed a fuel pump truck parked in the vicinity of where we were to pull in. The operator was lying on his back with feet hanging out the window. I was moving slowly wondering if he was going to wake up and move his truck. My attention was focused on the fuel truck at this time. As I completed my turn the right wingtip contacted the bucket of one of the deicing trucks. At the time of contact my nosewheel was well to the left or safer side of the taxi line by 5 ft or more. The main gear were correspondingly aligned for the turn I was making. After contacting the truck, I stopped, parked the brakes, and had fleet service come to move the trucks and had maintenance verify that it was ok to continue taxi to the gate. Upon gate arrival, I entered the item in the logbook. At the time of the contact I was quite startled because I was to the left or safer side of the taxi line. This fact calls into question what kind of clearance if any is afforded for trucks parked in that location.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC EXPERIENCES A WINGTIP STRIKE WHEN IT HITS THE BUCKET OF A DEICING TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED TOO CLOSE TO THE TXWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 35C AT DFW, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI ON TXWY EK AND THEN TO CROSS RWY 35L. RAMP CTL ADVISED US THAT GATE WAS OCCUPIED AND TO ENTER AT SPOT X, CALL APCHING. APCHING SPOT X, RAMP ADVISED US TO ENTER SPOT AND PULL INTO THE HARD STAND NEXT TO A PARKED B757 THAT WAS ON THE NEXT SPOT. 3 UNATTENDED DEICING TRUCKS WERE PARKED AT THE CORNER WHERE THE X TAXI LINE TURNS INTO THE HARD STAND. I FELT THAT I WAS GIVING THE TRUCKS A WIDE BERTH. AS I MADE THE TURN, I MADE A MODIFIED SQUARE TURN BECAUSE OF THE TRUCKS. AS WE MADE THE TURN, WE NOTICED A FUEL PUMP TRUCK PARKED IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE WE WERE TO PULL IN. THE OPERATOR WAS LYING ON HIS BACK WITH FEET HANGING OUT THE WINDOW. I WAS MOVING SLOWLY WONDERING IF HE WAS GOING TO WAKE UP AND MOVE HIS TRUCK. MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED ON THE FUEL TRUCK AT THIS TIME. AS I COMPLETED MY TURN THE R WINGTIP CONTACTED THE BUCKET OF ONE OF THE DEICING TRUCKS. AT THE TIME OF CONTACT MY NOSEWHEEL WAS WELL TO THE L OR SAFER SIDE OF THE TAXI LINE BY 5 FT OR MORE. THE MAIN GEAR WERE CORRESPONDINGLY ALIGNED FOR THE TURN I WAS MAKING. AFTER CONTACTING THE TRUCK, I STOPPED, PARKED THE BRAKES, AND HAD FLEET SVC COME TO MOVE THE TRUCKS AND HAD MAINT VERIFY THAT IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE TAXI TO THE GATE. UPON GATE ARR, I ENTERED THE ITEM IN THE LOGBOOK. AT THE TIME OF THE CONTACT I WAS QUITE STARTLED BECAUSE I WAS TO THE L OR SAFER SIDE OF THE TAXI LINE. THIS FACT CALLS INTO QUESTION WHAT KIND OF CLRNC IF ANY IS AFFORDED FOR TRUCKS PARKED IN THAT LOCATION.

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.