An aircraft and deice truck encounter. Aileron damage was the result.

Attributes
ACN	540534
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 1942
ASRS Report	540534
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Aircraft was pushed back from gate about 20 ft for deicing. The deicing truck backed into the left outboard aileron, doing extensive damage to the aileron. After the accident, the aircraft was promptly pushed back to the gate. The tug was hooked up the entire time. Passenger were briefed and deplaned without any incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT AND DEICE TRUCK ENCOUNTER. AILERON DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE ABOUT 20 FT FOR DEICING. THE DEICING TRUCK BACKED INTO THE L OUTBOARD AILERON, DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AILERON. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE ACFT WAS PROMPTLY PUSHED BACK TO THE GATE. THE TUG WAS HOOKED UP THE ENTIRE TIME. PAX WERE BRIEFED AND DEPLANED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT.

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.