Wrong deicing fluid for the reported conditions.

Attributes
ACN	293287
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	293287
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Subsequent to this flight, it has come to my attention that improper deicing procedures may have been used. Ie, that type 2 fluid should have been applied instead of just type 1 because even though there was no freezing rain at the time it was reported on the ATIS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG DEICING FLUID FOR THE RPTED CONDITIONS.

Narrative: SUBSEQUENT TO THIS FLT, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTN THAT IMPROPER DEICING PROCS MAY HAVE BEEN USED. IE, THAT TYPE 2 FLUID SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED INSTEAD OF JUST TYPE 1 BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FREEZING RAIN AT THE TIME IT WAS RPTED ON THE ATIS.

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.