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Air carrier light transport aircraft was observed departing in snowing conditions without deicing by FAA inspectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 226291 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3100 |
| ASRS Report | 226291 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 225714 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
FAA inspectors questioned our decision not to de-ice between flts. Time between flts was 16 mins. The airframe was inspected and found clean prior to taxi. Light snow was falling with outside air temperature of approximately 34 degrees F. Snow melted on impact with aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LTT ACFT WAS OBSERVED DEPARTING IN SNOWING CONDITIONS WITHOUT DEICING BY FAA INSPECTORS.
Narrative: FAA INSPECTORS QUESTIONED OUR DECISION NOT TO DE-ICE BTWN FLTS. TIME BTWN FLTS WAS 16 MINS. THE AIRFRAME WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND CLEAN PRIOR TO TAXI. LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING WITH OUTSIDE AIR TEMP OF APPROX 34 DEGS F. SNOW MELTED ON IMPACT WITH ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.