Captain reported that on multiple occasions; the aircraft was not properly de-iced prior to departur...

Attributes
ACN	1711685
Time
Date	201912
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 193 Flight Crew Total 9535 Flight Crew Type 3043
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

De-iced at gate after a 10 ft. Push. During a snow event; iceman released the aircraft after de-icing. He declared the aircraft de-iced. Problem was; there was considerable snow sticking to cockpit side windows and front nose area. When captain observed the forward fuselage area; it also was covered with snow.this is my second de-ice this year when the [aircraft] was certified as 'clean' by a de-ice crew and in fact the aircraft was not clean.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain reported that on multiple occasions; the aircraft was not properly de-iced prior to departure.

Narrative: De-Iced at gate after a 10 ft. push. During a snow event; Iceman released the aircraft after de-icing. He declared the aircraft de-iced. Problem was; there was considerable snow sticking to cockpit side windows and front nose area. When Captain observed the forward fuselage area; it also was covered with snow.This is my second de-ice this year when the [aircraft] was certified as 'Clean' by a de-ice crew and in fact the aircraft was NOT clean.

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.