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Flight crew of large transport on taxi in to gate notes a deice truck which looks too close to wing. Requesting someone to move truck, a ground crew person checked and gave thumbs up for taxi. Wing hit truck. Slat damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 389893 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 389277 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
We flew flight from sfo to ord. The WX was 2400 ft RVR in blowing snow. On taxi in we were assigned to gate and proceeded to taxi in. Just short of the gate, I told the captain that a deice truck between the 2 gates looked close. I called ramp to have someone check on or move the vehicle. They said stand by. Very soon after that radio call, a person in a yellow slicker came out to the truck. 2 individuals were there and they gave us a thumbs up to indicate we had clearance. A tug was parked next to the truck and was behind the line. The accu-park lights were on, and we taxied in slowly. About 10 ft short of the gate I felt a slight bump. The mechanic gave the stop signal and I called 'stop' to the captain. He stopped the aircraft. Soon after, the mechanic called to tell us to shut down the engines, stating we had struck the truck. The left outboard slat was damaged. We were pushed clear of the truck, it was moved, and we were tugged to the gate. The deice truck was in a marked parking spot, but one for low vehicles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LGT ON TAXI IN TO GATE NOTES A DEICE TRUCK WHICH LOOKS TOO CLOSE TO WING. REQUESTING SOMEONE TO MOVE TRUCK, A GND CREW PERSON CHKED AND GAVE THUMBS UP FOR TAXI. WING HIT TRUCK. SLAT DAMAGED.
Narrative: WE FLEW FLT FROM SFO TO ORD. THE WX WAS 2400 FT RVR IN BLOWING SNOW. ON TAXI IN WE WERE ASSIGNED TO GATE AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI IN. JUST SHORT OF THE GATE, I TOLD THE CAPT THAT A DEICE TRUCK BTWN THE 2 GATES LOOKED CLOSE. I CALLED RAMP TO HAVE SOMEONE CHK ON OR MOVE THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID STAND BY. VERY SOON AFTER THAT RADIO CALL, A PERSON IN A YELLOW SLICKER CAME OUT TO THE TRUCK. 2 INDIVIDUALS WERE THERE AND THEY GAVE US A THUMBS UP TO INDICATE WE HAD CLRNC. A TUG WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE TRUCK AND WAS BEHIND THE LINE. THE ACCU-PARK LIGHTS WERE ON, AND WE TAXIED IN SLOWLY. ABOUT 10 FT SHORT OF THE GATE I FELT A SLIGHT BUMP. THE MECH GAVE THE STOP SIGNAL AND I CALLED 'STOP' TO THE CAPT. HE STOPPED THE ACFT. SOON AFTER, THE MECH CALLED TO TELL US TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGS, STATING WE HAD STRUCK THE TRUCK. THE L OUTBOARD SLAT WAS DAMAGED. WE WERE PUSHED CLR OF THE TRUCK, IT WAS MOVED, AND WE WERE TUGGED TO THE GATE. THE DEICE TRUCK WAS IN A MARKED PARKING SPOT, BUT ONE FOR LOW VEHICLES.
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.