A BA3100; DURING THE DEICING PROC; THE CREW UNDERSTOOD DEICING WAS COMPLETED AND TAXIED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE GATE. THE DEICING WAS NOT COMPLETED AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DEICING BOOM.

Date: 1997-01 · Aircraft: Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turboprop Eng

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-unspecified

Synopsis

A BA3100; DURING THE DEICING PROC; THE CREW UNDERSTOOD DEICING WAS COMPLETED AND TAXIED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE GATE. THE DEICING WAS NOT COMPLETED AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DEICING BOOM.

Narrative

PRIOR TO TAXI THE FO AND I AGREED THAT OUR ACFT REQUIRED DEICING. WE COMPLETED THE AFTER START CHK AND WE CONTACTED THE DEICE TRUCK VIA RADIO. CONSTRUCTION WAS BEING DONE IN OUR RAMP AREA AND THE REMOTE DEICE AREA WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF RAMP CONGESTION. AFTER A SHORT DELAY; DEICE INSTRUCTED US TO PARK IN ANOTHER ROW OF OUR RAMP. WE TAXIED ACFT TO THE DEICE AREA AND THE TRUCK BEGAN THE DEICING PROCESS. WE SHUT DOWN R ENG (#2) AND THE DEICE CREW DEICED THE R WING. THIS STARTED THE CHAIN OF EVENTS BECAUSE THE COMPANY ENGS RUNNING/REMOTE DEICE PATTERN IS TO START WITH L WING; TAIL; AND THEN END WITH THE R WING. THE DEICE CREW THEN MOVED AND STARTED TO DEICE THE L WING WITH THE ENG RUNNING. AT THIS POINT WE SHOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN THE L ENG. THE DEICE TRUCK THEN MOVED BACK TO THE R WING AND INSTRUCTED US TO START ENG #2. THE DEICING CREW STARTED INSTRUCTING OTHER ACFT TO MOVE UP TO THE DEICE PAD. WE COMPLETED THE AFTER START CHK AND BECAUSE STARTING ENG #2 IS THE FINAL PROCESS OF OUR ENGS RUNNING/REMOTE DEICE PROCESS; WE STARTED TO TAXI. SHORTLY AFTER TAXI THE DEICE CREW CONTACTED US OVER THE RADIO AND TOLD US THAT THE BOOM OF THE DEICE TRUCK HAD RUBBED AGAINST THE R LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.