Captain distracted by FAA maintenance inspector on board, neglects to deice tail surfaces.

Attributes
ACN	262519
Time
Date	199402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	262519
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Got a 1/8 inch of rime ice on approach into stl. Upon arrival, FAA maintenance inspector came on board to check logbook and aircraft. I became distracted with inspector. I didn't call for deice of the leading edge of tail surface. I remembered after takeoff stl. No control or lift problems occurred, but failure to get the job done is not why I'm here. I should have been taking care of business. Short turn around time with special procedures don't lend themselves to distraction. Need more diligence on my part.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT DISTRACTED BY FAA MAINT INSPECTOR ON BOARD, NEGLECTS TO DEICE TAIL SURFACES.

Narrative: GOT A 1/8 INCH OF RIME ICE ON APCH INTO STL. UPON ARR, FAA MAINT INSPECTOR CAME ON BOARD TO CHK LOGBOOK AND ACFT. I BECAME DISTRACTED WITH INSPECTOR. I DIDN'T CALL FOR DEICE OF THE LEADING EDGE OF TAIL SURFACE. I REMEMBERED AFTER TKOF STL. NO CTL OR LIFT PROBS OCCURRED, BUT FAILURE TO GET THE JOB DONE IS NOT WHY I'M HERE. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. SHORT TURN AROUND TIME WITH SPECIAL PROCS DON'T LEND THEMSELVES TO DISTR. NEED MORE DILIGENCE ON MY PART.

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.