FK100 crew returns to land when wing anti-ice failed.

Attributes
ACN	434603
Time
Date	199904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	434603
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Wing anti-ice failed on climb out. We remained VFR and returned to ord. We burned as much fuel as we could, but felt it was safer to land 400 pounds overweight than go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK100 CREW RETURNS TO LAND WHEN WING ANTI-ICE FAILED.

Narrative: WING ANTI-ICE FAILED ON CLBOUT. WE REMAINED VFR AND RETURNED TO ORD. WE BURNED AS MUCH FUEL AS WE COULD, BUT FELT IT WAS SAFER TO LAND 400 LBS OVERWT THAN GO AROUND.

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.