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Airbus A321 flight crew reported being authorized by the dispatcher to take off in light freezing rain; contradictory to the flight operations manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1517586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 16000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
ATIS was reporting freezing rain as we taxied out and we requested de-icing. After de-icing; the ATIS was still reporting freezing rain; so we waited for the weather to move away from the airfield because the [flight operations manual] states that takeoffs are not authorized in hail; heavy ice pellets; freezing rain or heavy freezing rain. While we were waiting; the weather report changed from freezing rain to light freezing rain. The dispatcher sent us a message stating we were authorized to take off in light freezing rain; but the first officer and I believed we were not allowed to take off in any intensity of freezing rain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Airbus A321 flight crew reported being authorized by the Dispatcher to take off in light freezing rain; contradictory to the Flight Operations Manual.
Narrative: ATIS was reporting freezing rain as we taxied out and we requested de-icing. After de-icing; the ATIS was still reporting freezing rain; so we waited for the weather to move away from the airfield because the [Flight Operations Manual] states that takeoffs are not authorized in hail; heavy ice pellets; freezing rain or heavy freezing rain. While we were waiting; the weather report changed from freezing rain to light freezing rain. The Dispatcher sent us a message stating we were authorized to take off in light freezing rain; but the First Officer and I believed we were not allowed to take off in any intensity of freezing rain.
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.