Ty Webb
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atrdriver said:When our MEL says ICE, it means ANY kind of ice. And our criteria for inflight icing conditions are 7 degrees TAT or below in any type of moisture. If our MEL says avoid icing conditions, that means no clouds with TAT below 7. Period.
If the Delta aircraft was, say, a MD80 series aircraft, there are a number of reasons that they might not have had the ability to deice an airfoil, but had engine anti-ice available. The MEL for each might say "avoid icing conditions" but "icing conditions" for airfoils and for engines are not the same.
Let's put it in terms of your ATR. Would you still be able to takeoff from ATL if the weather was reported as clear skies, tower viz 3/4 mile and the temp was 6 degrees C.? I'm betting the answer is yes . . . . although engine deice would be required to be on, the boots would not have to be operational.
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