Simple.
It doesnt have an equivalent depth because its wet.
The clue is in the word wet. Not slush , not snow, not equivalent anything , just wet.So the condition of the runway is wet. It may be wet due to icing fluid and not water but it is still classified as wet. Performance category wet etc etc etc.Its also grooved which could be dry in some books.
IE not contaminated.
Now if any of you run off the end in the next 3 or 4 months in your 145s due to this fluid please refer the judge to the term Runway wet and provide your lawyers with copies of the rlevant publications vis a vis runway category and classification for performance.
Not actualy pure rain water. Its still wet, there isnt a new category or contaminant here or there would be a runway state report with the depth and type of contaminant.
End of whinging.Now stop turning this industry into the Human rights act and get on with it.
As for a 145 limited at man because of a bit of fluid...do me a favour....
