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An unusual 'solution' to an medium large transport preflight procedure deicing problem north the ground in russia. Airline operational procedure with a 'new twist.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uhmm |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 244197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 244093 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Medium large transport upper wing ice formed due to fuel cold-soak. No glycol at airport. Local air carrier possessed no fluid as well. Jet engine the airport used to clear runway was inoperative. So, had russian ground crew spray wings with hot water then immediately sprayed 25 bottles of russian vodka on top of wings via garden sprayer. Wings were subsequently checked. They were clear of ice. Normal takeoff. Supplemental information from acn 244093: the dispatcher was not advised nor involved in any decisions during this process. First knowledge was gained during airborne phone patch via arinc/hnl after departing magadan (uhmm).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN UNUSUAL 'SOLUTION' TO AN MLG PREFLT PROC DEICING PROB N THE GND IN RUSSIA. AIRLINE OPERATIONAL PROC WITH A 'NEW TWIST.'
Narrative: MLG UPPER WING ICE FORMED DUE TO FUEL COLD-SOAK. NO GLYCOL AT ARPT. LCL ACR POSSESSED NO FLUID AS WELL. JET ENG THE ARPT USED TO CLR RWY WAS INOP. SO, HAD RUSSIAN GND CREW SPRAY WINGS WITH HOT WATER THEN IMMEDIATELY SPRAYED 25 BOTTLES OF RUSSIAN VODKA ON TOP OF WINGS VIA GARDEN SPRAYER. WINGS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CHKED. THEY WERE CLR OF ICE. NORMAL TKOF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 244093: THE DISPATCHER WAS NOT ADVISED NOR INVOLVED IN ANY DECISIONS DURING THIS PROCESS. FIRST KNOWLEDGE WAS GAINED DURING AIRBORNE PHONE PATCH VIA ARINC/HNL AFTER DEPARTING MAGADAN (UHMM).
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.