# Accident 20020302002789A: Boeing 757222, Seattle, WA, March 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2002, 06:20 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 47.4399° N, 122.2805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4399&lon=-122.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589UA-2023-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020302002789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 0620 THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE N-2. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN STOPPED FOR DE-ICING. THE DE-ICE VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED BEHIND THE LEFT WING WITH THE CAB POINTING AFT. THE LEFT WING WAS DE-ICED AND THE DE-ICE VEHICLE WAS RE-POSITIONED TO DE-ICE THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. WHEN THIS WAS FINISHED THE DE-ICE VEHICLE, WITH THE DE-ICING BUCKET/BOOM STILL EXTENDED BACKED INTO THE LEFT AILERON. THE AILERON SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE AT THE TRAILING EDGE. DAMAGE STARTS 22.5" FROM THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE. DAMAGE APPROXIMATELY 11" DEEP BY 16.5" WIDE. AILERON WAS REMOVED, WING TRAILING EDGE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. NEW AILERON WAS INSTALLED. DAMAGED AILERON WAS SENT TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR EVALUATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA049), Mar 2, 2002: Boeing 757-200 (N589UA), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the deicing truck driver to insure that the deicing basket boom remained clear of the aircraft structure as he backed away from the position he had been in while performing deicing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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