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17th Apr 2019, 21:38

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Capt Scribble

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Sounds like the aircraft landed with a lot of cold fuel on board. Normally taking on a load of warm fuel will bring up the fuel temp to above the dew point and moisture/ice will not form on the wing. It seems on this occasion, it did not.

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