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A320 captain arrives at the gate for an early departure to discover that his plane is being deiced without being properly configured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 864527 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 11500 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Arrived at aircraft and stowed bags in cockpit. Went downstairs to ops to plan and noticed that there was a de-ice truck spraying the right wing. We were not informed that the aircraft was being de-iced and the aircraft was not configured. When crew came in to ops; I commented on the fact that the aircraft was not properly configured and was told that they always de-ice before the flight crew arrives to avoid a delay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain arrives at the gate for an early departure to discover that his plane is being deiced without being properly configured.
Narrative: Arrived at aircraft and stowed bags in cockpit. Went downstairs to ops to plan and noticed that there was a de-ice truck spraying the right wing. We were not informed that the aircraft was being de-iced and the aircraft was not configured. When crew came in to ops; I commented on the fact that the aircraft was not properly configured and was told that they always de-ice before the flight crew arrives to avoid a delay.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.