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A B717 captain reported his aircraft weather vaned 90 degrees while stopped on an icy taxiway in high winds. He returned to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 930668 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
[We] taxied out on lima to hold short of bravo. With the brakes set and stopped on the taxiway the aircraft weather-vaned 90 degrees to the right. The taxiway was iced over and the winds were out of the north at 35 gusting to 40 [KTS]. Our load was light [with] 3 passengers and 19.5 on the fuel. I then turned the plane into the wind and taxied back to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B717 Captain reported his aircraft weather vaned 90 degrees while stopped on an icy taxiway in high winds. He returned to the gate.
Narrative: [We] taxied out on Lima to hold short of Bravo. With the brakes set and stopped on the taxiway the aircraft weather-vaned 90 degrees to the right. The taxiway was iced over and the winds were out of the north at 35 gusting to 40 [KTS]. Our load was light [with] 3 passengers and 19.5 on the fuel. I then turned the plane into the wind and taxied back to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.