Aviation Safety: Preliminary Information on Aircraft Icing and Winter Operations
Aviation Safety: Preliminary Information on Aircraft Icing and Winter Operations

Author: Gerald L. Dillingham

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1437930050

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Ice formation on aircraft can disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wings and prevent the aircraft from taking off or decrease the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft. Despite a variety of technologies designed to prevent ice from forming on planes, as well as persistent efforts by the FAA to mitigate icing risks, icing remains a serious concern. This statement provides info. on: (1) the extent to which large commercial airplanes have experienced accidents and incidents related to icing and contaminated runways; (2) the efforts of FAA to improve safety in icing and winter weather operating conditions; and (3) the challenges that continue to affect aviation safety in icing and winter weather operating conditions. Charts and tables.

Optimizing the Use of Aircraft Deicing and Anti-icing Fluids
Optimizing the Use of Aircraft Deicing and Anti-icing Fluids

Author: John D'Avirro

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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"Provides practical technical guidance on procedures and technologies to reduce the use of aircraft deicing and anti-icing fluids (ADAF) while maintaining safe aircraft operations across the wide range of winter weather conditions found in the United States and Canada. ... The final part of the report presents 16 fact sheets describing promising technologies and procedures from Chapter 2, singly or in combination, in the form of readily implementable best management practices. The fact sheets complement those in ACRP project 02-02, "Managing runoff from aircraft and airfield deicing and anti-icing operations," as presented in ACRP report 14: Deicing planning guidelines and practices for stormwater management systems"--Foreword.

Aviation Safety
Aviation Safety

Author: Office, U.s. Government Accountability

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-16

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9781974620098

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Ice formation on aircraft can disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wings and prevent the aircraft from taking off or decrease the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft. Taxi and landing operations can also be risky in winter weather. Despite a variety of technologies designed to prevent ice from forming on planes, as well as persistent efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other stakeholders to mitigate icing risks, icing remains a serious concern. As part of an ongoing review, this statement provides preliminary information on (1) the extent to which large commercial airplanes have experienced accidents and incidents related to icing and contaminated runways, (2) the efforts of FAA and aviation stakeholders to improve safety in icing and winter weather operating conditions, and (3) the challenges that continue to affect aviation safety in icing and winter weather operating conditions. GAO analyzed data obtained from FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and others. GAO conducted data reliability testing and determined that the data used in this report were sufficiently reliable for our purposes. Further, GAO obtained information from senior FAA and NTSB officials, representatives of the Flight Safety Foundation...

Aircraft Icing
Aircraft Icing

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Aviation

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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