Frozen Flight Crashes In the Potomac River
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The De-Iced Aircraft Accident
The aircraft was de-iced by American Airlines personnel. The procedure used on the left side consisted of a single application of a heated ethylene glycol and water solution. No separate anti-icing overspray was applied. The procedures were not consistent with American Airlines own procedures for the existing ambient temperature and were thus deficient.
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