What happened
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This incidnet occured during a power back departure from gate 33A at dfw. Guideman briefed capt that a tail left would be directed, normal for this gate. After a/c crossed turning point a tail south was directed. Either the turn was late or pilot didn't start turn immediatly, it became apparnet to the wing walker that the a/c turn would bring close proximi of a large vacumm truck that was cleaning out a sewer pipe. The wing walker ran back to get the attention of the quideman to signal a stop, by this time the a/c was entering a down slope area and could not stop. A/c came in contact with truck with tailcone. Capt filed asap rpt and rcvd counseling grom fhief pilot. Gound crew was counseled and rcvd rem trng.
As the FAA filed it
THIS INCIDNET OCCURED DURING A POWER BACK DEPARTURE FROM GATE 33A AT DFW. GUIDEMAN BRIEFED CAPT THAT A TAIL LEFT WOULD BE DIRECTED, NORMAL FOR THIS GATE. AFTER A/C CROSSED TURNING POINT A TAIL SOUTH WAS DIRECTED. EITHER THE TURN WAS LATE OR PILOT DIDN'T START TURN IMMEDIATLY, IT BECAME APPARNET TO THE WING WALKER THAT THE A/C TURN WOULD BRING CLOSE PROXIMI OF A LARGE VACUMM TRUCK THAT WAS CLEANING OUT A SEWER PIPE. THE WING WALKER RAN BACK TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE QUIDEMAN TO SIGNAL A STOP, BY THIS TIME THE A/C WAS ENTERING A DOWN SLOPE AREA AND COULD NOT STOP. A/C CAME IN CONTACT WITH TRUCK WITH TAILCONE. CAPT FILED ASAP RPT AND RCVD COUNSELING GROM FHIEF PILOT. GOUND CREW WAS COUNSELED AND RCVD REM TRNG.
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