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B737-700 first officer reported the cockpit filled with de-ice fluid fog shortly after takeoff. Fog cleared and flight continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1321311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDW.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 136 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After deicing with type one and type four fluid; we ran the appropriate checklist and waited one minute to turn on the engine bleeds (both engines were running). Almost immediately; a fog started to form along with the fluid smell. We decided to turn the bleeds off because we were [planning] to accomplish a no bleeds takeoff. Approximately five minutes later we were cleared for takeoff on 31C. Once airborne; the cockpit filled with the deice fluid fog to the point I couldn't see my instrument panel. The captain was the pilot flying and seemed to have better visibility on his side; so we decided to reconfigure the pressurization panel prior to retracting the flaps (gear was up) and the fog dissipated rather quickly. After flaps were retracted; the captain called the flight attendants and spoke to the passengers to reassure them. We continued to our destination without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 FO reported the cockpit filled with de-ice fluid fog shortly after takeoff. Fog cleared and flight continued to destination.
Narrative: After deicing with Type One and Type Four fluid; we ran the appropriate checklist and waited one minute to turn on the engine bleeds (both engines were running). Almost immediately; a fog started to form along with the fluid smell. We decided to turn the bleeds off because we were [planning] to accomplish a no bleeds takeoff. Approximately five minutes later we were cleared for takeoff on 31C. Once airborne; the cockpit filled with the deice fluid fog to the point I couldn't see my instrument panel. The Captain was the pilot flying and seemed to have better visibility on his side; so we decided to reconfigure the pressurization panel prior to retracting the flaps (gear was up) and the fog dissipated rather quickly. After flaps were retracted; the Captain called the flight attendants and spoke to the passengers to reassure them. We continued to our destination without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.