What happened
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(-23) Aircraft N974AT was on deicing pad nr 2 and deicing (crew) truck was just forward of the aircraft's right wing tip deicing the wing. The deicing coordinator (frosty) was marshalling another aircraft onto deicing pad nr 4 while communicating via radio with the deicing crew on aircraft N974AT. Deicing coordinator thought he heard an "all clear" on N974AT. Without visually verifying that the deicing operations were completed and all equipment and/or personnel were clear of the aircrafft, frosty provided N974AT'S crew an all clear to taxi/depart the deicing pad area. Captain proceeded as instructed and the right wing tip struck the deicing truck. Aircraft continued to taxi on the active taxi-way until informed by company depatch that the aircraft had struck the deicing truck. Aircraft returned to the gate without incident. Damage to the aircraft was to the right wing tip, and damage to the deicing truck was to the left mirror and a broken windshield. No injuries reported. Right wing tip and light assembly were removed and replaced; refer to aircraft flight logsheet 1383718. Deicing contract vendor has conducted an incident investigation and implemented corrective action to enhance communications procedures to
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT N974AT WAS ON DEICING PAD NR 2 AND DEICING (CREW) TRUCK WAS JUST FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP DEICING THE WING. THE DEICING COORDINATOR (FROSTY) WAS MARSHALLING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ONTO DEICING PAD NR 4 WHILE COMMUNICATING VIA RADIO WITH THE DEICING CREW ON AIRCRAFT N974AT. DEICING COORDINATOR THOUGHT HE HEARD AN "ALL CLEAR" ON N974AT. WITHOUT VISUALLY VERIFYING THAT THE DEICING OPERATIONS WERE COMPLETED AND ALL EQUIPMENT AND/OR PERSONNEL WERE CLEAR OF THE AIRCRAFFT, FROSTY PROVIDED N974AT'S CREW AN ALL CLEAR TO TAXI/DEPART THE DEICING PAD AREA. CAPTAIN PROCEEDED AS INSTRUCTED AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE DEICING TRUCK. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI ON THE ACTIVE TAXI-WAY UNTIL INFORMED BY COMPANY DEPATCH THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK THE DEICING TRUCK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, AND DAMAGE TO THE DEICING TRUCK WAS TO THE LEFT MIRROR AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. NO INJURIES REPORTED. RIGHT WING TIP AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED; REFER TO AIRCRAFT FLIGHT LOGSHEET 1383718. DEICING CONTRACT VENDOR HAS CONDUCTED AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND IMPLEMENTED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES TO
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