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B737-300 crew reports after thorough aircraft and engine deicing the engines were not damaged at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 565220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 87 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 892 |
| ASRS Report | 565220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 2292 |
| ASRS Report | 564690 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
We flew from den to dsm. I (first officer) performed the walkaround inspection, during which I realized the aircraft would have to be deiced due to a buildup of rime ice on the landing gear from in-flight icing. A deicing crew informed me they would be deicing the landing gear and engines at the gate. I completed my walkaround inspection, noting that the deice crew had deiced both engines and that both fans turned freely. We started both engines, taxied from the gate on taxiway, to await our turn in the deice pad. We deiced in the pad, during which we shut down #1 engine, ran the APU for the left pack, and ran the #2 engine for the right pack (my estimation on elapsed time from the gate to completion of deicing is approximately 12 mins). We started the #1 engine, I completed a wing inspection, and we taxied for takeoff on runway 34. Approximately 4 mins elapsed from taxiing from the deice pad to takeoff on runway 34. We accomplished all cold WX operations (engine heat, igniters, takeoff runup) as per the flight manual. We did not notice any abnormal indications in either engine during any of the denver ground operations, takeoff runup, takeoff, departure, en route, or arrival phases into dsm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CREW RPTS AFTER THOROUGH ACFT AND ENG DEICING THE ENGS WERE NOT DAMAGED AT DEST.
Narrative: WE FLEW FROM DEN TO DSM. I (FO) PERFORMED THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION, DURING WHICH I REALIZED THE ACFT WOULD HAVE TO BE DEICED DUE TO A BUILDUP OF RIME ICE ON THE LNDG GEAR FROM INFLT ICING. A DEICING CREW INFORMED ME THEY WOULD BE DEICING THE LNDG GEAR AND ENGS AT THE GATE. I COMPLETED MY WALKAROUND INSPECTION, NOTING THAT THE DEICE CREW HAD DEICED BOTH ENGS AND THAT BOTH FANS TURNED FREELY. WE STARTED BOTH ENGS, TAXIED FROM THE GATE ON TXWY, TO AWAIT OUR TURN IN THE DEICE PAD. WE DEICED IN THE PAD, DURING WHICH WE SHUT DOWN #1 ENG, RAN THE APU FOR THE L PACK, AND RAN THE #2 ENG FOR THE R PACK (MY ESTIMATION ON ELAPSED TIME FROM THE GATE TO COMPLETION OF DEICING IS APPROX 12 MINS). WE STARTED THE #1 ENG, I COMPLETED A WING INSPECTION, AND WE TAXIED FOR TKOF ON RWY 34. APPROX 4 MINS ELAPSED FROM TAXIING FROM THE DEICE PAD TO TKOF ON RWY 34. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL COLD WX OPS (ENG HEAT, IGNITERS, TKOF RUNUP) AS PER THE FLT MANUAL. WE DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN EITHER ENG DURING ANY OF THE DENVER GND OPS, TKOF RUNUP, TKOF, DEP, ENRTE, OR ARR PHASES INTO DSM.
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.