When a student at Cranfields Institute of Technology, named Javid Karim, conducted: "An Investigation Of Aircraft Accidents And Incidents Attributed To Icing, And Cold Weather Operations" among 60 major airlines, he concluded (sep. 1995):
"There is a general lack of crew awareness and training concerning winter operations"
I think, that this is still valid and can tell about my airlines AOM, on the DC9 stated: "Idle power is sufficient" (For engine anti-ice operations on ground and when airborne) this was also valid for the MD80 until 1990, then the procedure was sharpened to: "You SHALL do "run-ups" at least just before T/O and once every teen minutes, to as high a power setting for at least 15 sec. (min. 70% N1) also during taxiing in"
It seems, that only a few pilots and in the Cranfield Study only one of sixty airlines, namely Finnair, take "winter" (all year) operations seriously enough. P & W did not warn their customers before sep. 1994, at least 30 years late!!
Lets hear more experiences about engines "hesitating" and "stalling" on ground and when airborne.
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