Narrative:

We arrived in bna with rain and freezing rain occurring. Our ground personnel applied deicing fluid when we arrived in an effort to keep wing and tail icing to a minimum while we sat at the gate. At departure time, we had more fluid applied and left the gate. On taxi out, we noticed the precipitation had ceased or was very light. After we were airborne, we discussed the deicing procedure and came to realize that we had not done the pre-departure check of the aircraft surfaces. Flight continued on as scheduled. I feel the problem encountered is typical of the confusion with standard and required checks that are supposed to be accomplished in icing conditions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PREFLT PROC DEICING NOT FOLLOWED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY FLC IN RAMP OP. CREW FAILS TO INSPECT THE ACFT SURFACES FOR ICING PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: WE ARRIVED IN BNA WITH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING. OUR GND PERSONNEL APPLIED DEICING FLUID WHEN WE ARRIVED IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP WING AND TAIL ICING TO A MINIMUM WHILE WE SAT AT THE GATE. AT DEP TIME, WE HAD MORE FLUID APPLIED AND LEFT THE GATE. ON TAXI OUT, WE NOTICED THE PRECIPITATION HAD CEASED OR WAS VERY LIGHT. AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE, WE DISCUSSED THE DEICING PROC AND CAME TO REALIZE THAT WE HAD NOT DONE THE PRE-DEP CHK OF THE ACFT SURFACES. FLT CONTINUED ON AS SCHEDULED. I FEEL THE PROB ENCOUNTERED IS TYPICAL OF THE CONFUSION WITH STANDARD AND REQUIRED CHKS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ICING CONDITIONS.

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.