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Reporter thinks deicing of aircraft should be performed by licensed mechanics rather than ramp personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 234000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
A problem exists at ord. Ramp service man performing deicing of aircraft in an unsafe manner. 1) paperwork infractions. 2) procedural. 3) bad decision processes and judgement of unairworthy versus airworthy condition of aircraft. The problem seems to be ongoing and doesn't improve. Possible solutions could be better training, but also, quite honestly, the work should be performed by licensed a&P technicians at the terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR THINKS DEICING OF ACFT SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY LICENSED MECHANICS RATHER THAN RAMP PERSONNEL.
Narrative: A PROB EXISTS AT ORD. RAMP SVC MAN PERFORMING DEICING OF ACFT IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. 1) PAPERWORK INFRACTIONS. 2) PROCEDURAL. 3) BAD DECISION PROCESSES AND JUDGEMENT OF UNAIRWORTHY VERSUS AIRWORTHY CONDITION OF ACFT. THE PROB SEEMS TO BE ONGOING AND DOESN'T IMPROVE. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS COULD BE BETTER TRAINING, BUT ALSO, QUITE HONESTLY, THE WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY LICENSED A&P TECHNICIANS AT THE TERMINAL.
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.