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Flight crew of an MD88 lost control of aircraft during taxi due to icy taxiway resulting in stopping at the edge of the taxiway and having company ground personnel come out and look at the position of the main landing relative to the taxiway. Since the aircraft main gear was still on the taxiway, taxi was continued to the runway for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bgr |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 426226 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ice and snow on ground. While taxiing from passenger terminal to runway 33 at intersection K and intersection a (turning onto intersection a), aircraft slid and we had some concern that we might have had a taxiway excursion. When we came to a complete stop, we appeared to have been aligned with the blue taxi lights on the right (southwest) side of taxiway. Captain called for a visual inspection. Ground crew reported right main gear still on taxiway surface. We taxied out and continued flight uneventfully. First officer considered taxi speed prior to event seemed slow enough. Captain remarked that he was surprised how easily aircraft slid at slow speed and intended to taxi even slower in future ice and snow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD88 LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING TAXI DUE TO ICY TXWY RESULTING IN STOPPING AT THE EDGE OF THE TXWY AND HAVING CGP COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE POS OF THE MAIN LNDG RELATIVE TO THE TXWY. SINCE THE ACFT MAIN GEAR WAS STILL ON THE TXWY, TAXI WAS CONTINUED TO THE RWY FOR TKOF.
Narrative: ICE AND SNOW ON GND. WHILE TAXIING FROM PAX TERMINAL TO RWY 33 AT INTXN K AND INTXN A (TURNING ONTO INTXN A), ACFT SLID AND WE HAD SOME CONCERN THAT WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A TXWY EXCURSION. WHEN WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ALIGNED WITH THE BLUE TAXI LIGHTS ON THE R (SW) SIDE OF TXWY. CAPT CALLED FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION. GND CREW RPTED R MAIN GEAR STILL ON TXWY SURFACE. WE TAXIED OUT AND CONTINUED FLT UNEVENTFULLY. FO CONSIDERED TAXI SPD PRIOR TO EVENT SEEMED SLOW ENOUGH. CAPT REMARKED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED HOW EASILY ACFT SLID AT SLOW SPD AND INTENDED TO TAXI EVEN SLOWER IN FUTURE ICE AND SNOW.
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.