Wrong de-icing fluid for the reported conditions.

Attributes
ACN	294139
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	294139
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The departure ATIS was calling light freezing drizzle. The temperature was 34 degrees F, however, no precipitation was observed. During preflight walk-around, the aircraft was clear of ice and no precipitation of any sort was noted. Because of ATIS (light freezing drizzle), we decided to apply type I fluid as a precaution and since there was no precipitation, a holdover time was not required and type ii fluid was not necessary. Recently, I hear the FAA is looking into aircraft taking off during freezing rain with only type 1 fluid. ATIS was not current with the conditions and in my judgement we used extreme caution.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG DE-ICING FLUID FOR THE RPTED CONDITIONS.

Narrative: THE DEP ATIS WAS CALLING LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE TEMP WAS 34 DEGS F, HOWEVER, NO PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED. DURING PREFLT WALK-AROUND, THE ACFT WAS CLR OF ICE AND NO PRECIPITATION OF ANY SORT WAS NOTED. BECAUSE OF ATIS (LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE), WE DECIDED TO APPLY TYPE I FLUID AS A PRECAUTION AND SINCE THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION, A HOLDOVER TIME WAS NOT REQUIRED AND TYPE II FLUID WAS NOT NECESSARY. RECENTLY, I HEAR THE FAA IS LOOKING INTO ACFT TAKING OFF DURING FREEZING RAIN WITH ONLY TYPE 1 FLUID. ATIS WAS NOT CURRENT WITH THE CONDITIONS AND IN MY JUDGEMENT WE USED EXTREME CAUTION.

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.