Large transport starts engine with deicing still in progress.

Attributes
ACN	266242
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	266242
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During deicing operations, due to lack of direct communication with ground crew or deice crew, I tried to coordinate departure with company operations. Due to miscoms I started an engine while deicing operations were, in fact, still ongoing. Luckily this dangerous situation resulted in no injuries. Recommendation. Flight crew have radio contact with ground crew/deice crew or continuous visual contact with signalman if radio contact is not possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT STARTS ENG WITH DEICING STILL IN PROGRESS.

Narrative: DURING DEICING OPS, DUE TO LACK OF DIRECT COM WITH GND CREW OR DEICE CREW, I TRIED TO COORDINATE DEP WITH COMPANY OPS. DUE TO MISCOMS I STARTED AN ENG WHILE DEICING OPS WERE, IN FACT, STILL ONGOING. LUCKILY THIS DANGEROUS SIT RESULTED IN NO INJURIES. RECOMMENDATION. FLC HAVE RADIO CONTACT WITH GND CREW/DEICE CREW OR CONTINUOUS VISUAL CONTACT WITH SIGNALMAN IF RADIO CONTACT IS NOT POSSIBLE.

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.