Wrong deicing fluid used for reported conditions.

Attributes
ACN	293288
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	293288
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

Deiced in conditions we did not consider to be freezing rain so we therefore used type 1 fluid. We later found out that conditions were considered freezing rain which requires type 2 fluid.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG DEICING FLUID USED FOR RPTED CONDITIONS.

Narrative: DEICED IN CONDITIONS WE DID NOT CONSIDER TO BE FREEZING RAIN SO WE THEREFORE USED TYPE 1 FLUID. WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT CONDITIONS WERE CONSIDERED FREEZING RAIN WHICH REQUIRES TYPE 2 FLUID.

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.