20140215001679I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · New York, NY · February 15, 2014

Date
February 15, 2014 · 19:15 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N912DE
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D series
People aboard
154
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,813 total2,355 in this make and model166 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

? Pushed to spot 30 facing west on taxiway mike for deicing

? Additional delta aircraft on taxiway mike for deicing in front of subject aircraft, ship 9033

? Contacted lga ice man on radio 131.85 for deicing coordination

? No marshaller on ground for ground to flight deck comms; all coordination thru radio with ice man

? After 15-20 mins, ice man contacted subject aircraft, ?9012?, and initiated post de-icing report

? Crew coordinated with ice man for engine start. All checklists completed

? Ramp control cleared aircraft to contact ground for taxi

? Waiting for aircraft 9033 in front to begin taxi. Once 9033 moved, crew cleared both sides of aircraft and began to taxi

? Unable to see wings from flight deck

? After moving 5-6 feet crew felt impact. Stopped aircraft

? Aircraft struck de-icing trucks on both sides of aircraft while still in the process of deicing

? Fo called ground on land line to inform of incident. CA back on radios with ramp and ice-man. Engines shut down

? Appears de-ice report initiated to aircraft ?9012? By ice man was meant for aircraft ?9033?

? Both wings damaged, at slats, approximately mid wing on left side and further outboard on right side

? Left wing impaled drivers cab on truck. Right wing struck above the cab. Both drivers appear ok, but being assessed at hospital

? Pax deplaned on taxiway via stairs

? Corp comm notified of media attention

? Dfdr/cvr will be pulled and quarantined

? Crew pulled / cpar

As the FAA filed it

? PUSHED TO SPOT 30 FACING WEST ON TAXIWAY MIKE FOR DEICING

? ADDITIONAL DELTA AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY MIKE FOR DEICING IN FRONT OF SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, SHIP 9033

? CONTACTED LGA ICE MAN ON RADIO 131.85 FOR DEICING COORDINATION

? NO MARSHALLER ON GROUND FOR GROUND TO FLIGHT DECK COMMS; ALL COORDINATION THRU RADIO WITH ICE MAN

? AFTER 15-20 MINS, ICE MAN CONTACTED SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, ?9012?, AND INITIATED POST DE-ICING REPORT

? CREW COORDINATED WITH ICE MAN FOR ENGINE START. ALL CHECKLISTS COMPLETED

? RAMP CONTROL CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT GROUND FOR TAXI

? WAITING FOR AIRCRAFT 9033 IN FRONT TO BEGIN TAXI. ONCE 9033 MOVED, CREW CLEARED BOTH SIDES OF AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN TO TAXI

? UNABLE TO SEE WINGS FROM FLIGHT DECK

? AFTER MOVING 5-6 FEET CREW FELT IMPACT. STOPPED AIRCRAFT

? AIRCRAFT STRUCK DE-ICING TRUCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF AIRCRAFT WHILE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEICING

? FO CALLED GROUND ON LAND LINE TO INFORM OF INCIDENT. CA BACK ON RADIOS WITH RAMP AND ICE-MAN. ENGINES SHUT DOWN

? APPEARS DE-ICE REPORT INITIATED TO AIRCRAFT ?9012? BY ICE MAN WAS MEANT FOR AIRCRAFT ?9033?

? BOTH WINGS DAMAGED, AT SLATS, APPROXIMATELY MID WING ON LEFT SIDE AND FURTHER OUTBOARD ON RIGHT SIDE

? LEFT WING IMPALED DRIVERS CAB ON TRUCK. RIGHT WING STRUCK ABOVE THE CAB. BOTH DRIVERS APPEAR OK, BUT BEING ASSESSED AT HOSPITAL

? PAX DEPLANED ON TAXIWAY VIA STAIRS

? CORP COMM NOTIFIED OF MEDIA ATTENTION

? DFDR/CVR WILL BE PULLED AND QUARANTINED

? CREW PULLED / CPAR

Other reports on N912DE · 1

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