A DC8 while being guided from a parking spot struck a deicing truck incurring damage.

Attributes
ACN	388560
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rfd
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	388560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We had just been deiced in rockford, il. The deicing supervisor read us our deicing information and holdover time, then cleared us to go. The first officer verified we were cleared to taxi, and the supervisor responded 'cleared to go.' the captain applied power after checking and seeing no marshaller present. We moved only a few feet when something was apparently wrong. He stopped the aircraft immediately. The deice supervisor then stated he had lost communication with his deice truck and shut down our engines. We did so and eventually exited the aircraft to find we had collided with a deicing vehicle. There were no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC8 WHILE BEING GUIDED FROM A PARKING SPOT STRUCK A DEICING TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST BEEN DEICED IN ROCKFORD, IL. THE DEICING SUPVR READ US OUR DEICING INFO AND HOLDOVER TIME, THEN CLRED US TO GO. THE FO VERIFIED WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI, AND THE SUPVR RESPONDED 'CLRED TO GO.' THE CAPT APPLIED PWR AFTER CHKING AND SEEING NO MARSHALLER PRESENT. WE MOVED ONLY A FEW FEET WHEN SOMETHING WAS APPARENTLY WRONG. HE STOPPED THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY. THE DEICE SUPVR THEN STATED HE HAD LOST COM WITH HIS DEICE TRUCK AND SHUT DOWN OUR ENGS. WE DID SO AND EVENTUALLY EXITED THE ACFT TO FIND WE HAD COLLIDED WITH A DEICING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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.