Citing several recent incidents of improper ground deicing of aircraft later involved in incidents, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is calling for renewed efforts by operators to ensure that ground personnel are aware of the importance of their deicing efforts.
In Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) 2018-12, issued late last week, EASA recommended that all operators “ensure that training of the involved personnel is conducted in accordance with the applicable procedures, and check their competency.”
In addition, EASA recommendations called on operators to allow adequate time and visibility conditions for deicing personnel to properly deice aircraft and to conduct post–deicing checks. In addition, EASA said that national aviation authorities should consider the recommendations in conducting their own oversight programs.
In particular, EASA cited a Nov. 7, 2016, serious incident in whi…
