Narrative:

Aircraft taxied and took off in light freezing rain at mci, we were deiced and anti-iced with type ii fluid 100%. Upon pushback, ground control said taxiway and ramp braking action poor to nil. Runways poor. Our operations specifications are somewhat vague concerning nil braking reports. Since no company aircraft that I was aware of had reported nil braking, I am under the impression that I can taxi and takeoff. I commenced taxi and found the braking action poor. I could stop and steer the aircraft. I continued to the departure end of runway 1L and was cleared for takeoff. I reported to tower that braking action was poor on txwys. I feel that I followed the guidelines in our operations specifications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BRAKING ACTION RPTED AS POOR ON TXWYS. CLAIMING BELIEF THAT IF NO ACFT FROM HIS OWN AIRLINE RPTED THE POOR BRAKING, RPTR THOUGHT IT WAS OK TO TAXI AND TKOF. WISHFUL REG INTERP.

Narrative: ACFT TAXIED AND TOOK OFF IN LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AT MCI, WE WERE DEICED AND ANTI-ICED WITH TYPE II FLUID 100%. UPON PUSHBACK, GND CTL SAID TXWY AND RAMP BRAKING ACTION POOR TO NIL. RWYS POOR. OUR OPS SPECS ARE SOMEWHAT VAGUE CONCERNING NIL BRAKING RPTS. SINCE NO COMPANY ACFT THAT I WAS AWARE OF HAD RPTED NIL BRAKING, I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I CAN TAXI AND TKOF. I COMMENCED TAXI AND FOUND THE BRAKING ACTION POOR. I COULD STOP AND STEER THE ACFT. I CONTINUED TO THE DEP END OF RWY 1L AND WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I RPTED TO TWR THAT BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR ON TXWYS. I FEEL THAT I FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES IN OUR OPS SPECS.

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.