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Taxiing CRJ900 flight crew was alerted to frost on the starboard winglet by personnel in de-ice truck. First officer had overlooked the winglet on walk-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1141768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201401 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Airplane was de-iced before we got there. When I did my preflight walk-around I had seen that the plane was de-iced and made sure that the wings didn't have frost on them. Completed my inspection satisfied that I didn't see anything on the wings. As we pulled away from the gate the ice truck blinked its lights at us to get our attention. They were on the left side of the airplane (captain's side). We contacted them and they said they had seen frost on the top side of the winglet on the right side of the airplane (first officer's side). I looked back and saw the frost on the winglet; which hadn't been hit with de-ice fluid. So we stopped and had them spray it off. Later [we] discussed how they could see it because at the gate the wing was on the far side relative to the truck and when we turned they could see the top side of the winglet. So we came to the conclusion that they knew they missed it and didn't tell us until we started to taxi. I checked the wing for frost because of the low temps; made sure that the wing was frost free; but I overlooked the winglet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Taxiing CRJ900 flight crew was alerted to frost on the starboard winglet by personnel in de-ice truck. First Officer had overlooked the winglet on walk-around.
Narrative: Airplane was de-iced before we got there. When I did my preflight walk-around I had seen that the plane was de-iced and made sure that the wings didn't have frost on them. Completed my inspection satisfied that I didn't see anything on the wings. As we pulled away from the gate the ice truck blinked its lights at us to get our attention. They were on the left side of the airplane (Captain's side). We contacted them and they said they had seen frost on the top side of the winglet on the right side of the airplane (First Officer's side). I looked back and saw the frost on the winglet; which hadn't been hit with de-ice fluid. So we stopped and had them spray it off. Later [we] discussed how they could see it because at the gate the wing was on the far side relative to the truck and when we turned they could see the top side of the winglet. So we came to the conclusion that they knew they missed it and didn't tell us until we started to taxi. I checked the wing for frost because of the low temps; made sure that the wing was frost free; but I overlooked the winglet.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.