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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319111 · Denver, CO · October 10, 2005

Date: October 10, 2005 · 11:20 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Denver International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: F3LA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N927FR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06IA008
Reported as: Airbus A319111
Reported engine: GE CFM56*
People aboard: 109
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was de-iced and crew was given their deice report that they were clean and clear and told they were clear to taxi and contact ground control. Crew felt a bump and thought they had run over some ice with the nose tires. A passenger sitting at seat 10D told the flight attendant that they had hit the boom on the de-ice truck and spun it around. The flight attendant notified the captain and she taxied back to the gate to check the damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DE-ICED AND CREW WAS GIVEN THEIR DEICE REPORT THAT THEY WERE CLEAN AND CLEAR AND TOLD THEY WERE CLEAR TO TAXI AND CONTACT GROUND CONTROL. CREW FELT A BUMP AND THOUGHT THEY HAD RUN OVER SOME ICE WITH THE NOSE TIRES. A PASSENGER SITTING AT SEAT 10D TOLD THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THEY HAD HIT THE BOOM ON THE DE-ICE TRUCK AND SPUN IT AROUND. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN AND SHE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE TO CHECK THE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN06IA008Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDenver, COthe de-ice vehicle operator's failure to follow post de-icing procedures, resulting in a collision. Contributing factors were the fog, snow, and the de-icing vehicle.Oct 10, 2005 · Minor damage