PILOT GUIDE FOR LARGE AIRCRAFT GROUND DEICING

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Publisher

Federal Aviation Administration

Preface
Introduction
Clean aircraft concept
Practices for pilots to ensure a clean aircraft
Post-deicing/anti-icing check
Pretakeoff check
Need for a clean aircraft
Frozen contaminants
Deicing and anti-icing fluids
Traditional North American fluids
International Standards Organization (ISO) commercial fluids
U.S. military aircraft deicing fluids
Characteristics of Freezing Point Depressant (FPD) fluids
Temperature buffer
Current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommendations
Variables that can influence holdover time
Health effects
Deicing and anti-icing procedures
Recommended use of deicing/anti-icing codes
Deicing of aircraft surfaces
Deicing the engine area
Clear ice phenomena
Central and remote deicing
Techniques for implementing the clean aircraft concept
Appendix 1 Application guidelines tables

Includes recommendations for ensuring the safe operation of large airplanes during icing conditions and guidelines for the development of adequate procedures for the deicing of large airplanes.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	39
PublisherName	Federal Aviation Administration
Status	Current

FAA AC 135-16 : 0	GROUND DEICING AND ANTI-ICING TRAINING AND CHECKING
FAA AC 120-60 : 2004	GROUND DEICING AND ANTI-ICING PROGRAM
FAA AC 20-73 : 2006	AIRCRAFT ICE PROTECTION
SAE AS 5681 : 2016	MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION FOR REMOTE ON-GROUND ICE DETECTION SYSTEMS