# Accident 20060225002549A: Boeing 757232, Boston, MA, February 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2006, 20:00 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3644° N, 71.0053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3644&lon=-71.0053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N697DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,363 total, 4,551 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060225002549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DELTA FLIGHT #2030, B757-232, N697DL, 02/25/06, 2000 EST, (BOSTON, MA TO FT. MYERS, FL) WAS PREPARING FOR PUSH-BACK WHEN THE DELTA RAMP DEICING CREW SPOTTED MORE ICE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PERSON IN THE BUCKET OF THE DEICING TRUCK SPOTTED SOME ICE ON THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ASKED THE DRIVER TO REPOSITION THE TRUCK OVER THE LEFT STABILIZER. WHILE ATTEMPTIING TO REPOSITION THE DELTA DEICE TRUCK THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE WING WALKER, THE PERSON IN THE BUCKET AND THE DRIVER OF THE DEICE TRUCK. AS THE WING WALKER SIGNALED THE DRIVER OF THE DEICE TRUCK TO STOP, THE DRIVER THOUGHT HE WAS SIGNALING TO THE TUG DRIVER PREPARING FOR PUSH BACK. THE AERIAL BOOM, THAT WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED STRUCK THE LEFT ELEVATOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF THE LEFT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR WAS SEVERED. THE DRIVER OF THE DEICING TRUCK THOUGHT SHE HAD PLENTY OF ROOM BUT CUT IN TOO CLOSE TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS SHE MADE THE TURN. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: THE DRIVER OF THE DEICING TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVING DEICING TRUCKS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. SHE HAD BEEN ON DUTY THAT DAY FOR TEN HOURS. THE PERSON IN THE DEICING BUCKET HAD BEEN DEICING AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS AND HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR THIRTEEN HOURS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE NUMBER OF HOURS AN EMPLOYEE IS ON THE CLOCK IS NOT REALLY ENFORCED BY DELTA AIRLINES. IT SEEMS THIS IS AN AREA OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY. THIRTEEN TO EIGHTEEN HOURS INCLUDING OVERTIME IS THE NORM ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAYS REQUIRING DEICING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED. THERE IS USUALLY A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED RAMP PERSONNEL TO PERFORM THE DEICING OPERATIONS DURING COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS.

## 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 NYC06LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA074), Feb 26, 2006: Boeing 757-232 (N697DL), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deice vehicle driver's failure to maintain clearance from a standing airplane, which resulted in a collision between the deice vehicle and left elevator of the airplane.

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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