Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
EASA.2009.OP.21
FLUID5. EASA mandates that an aerodrome shall provide Type I fluid and a two-step
de-icing / anti-icing procedure whenever a user operator makes the
appropriate request.
As part of a State Safety Programme (ICAO SMS Standards), the relevant Authority may
consider that to reduce the risks associated with fluid residues a certain percentage of traffic
should be exposed to Type I fluid in a two-step procedure. Determining the concentration of
aerodrome traffic involving “affected” aircraft, may assist in such a task, and lead to the
mandate of Type I fluid and two-step procedure at certain aerodromes.
FLUID6. NAAs should include within their State Safety Programmes a plan to reduce
the risks associated with thickened fluid residues, by assuring appropriate
availability of Type I fluid throughout a percentage of those aerodromes within
their jurisdiction. The selection of participating aerodromes shall be justified
by an analysis of traffic profiles of affected aircraft.
If either a voluntary system or Letter of Acceptance mechanism were established to raise
standards of de-icing / anti-icing (see Options REGLOA and VOL), then the audit checklist
used to issue the LoA or Industry Accreditation could include a requirement for service
providers to provide Type I fluids and two-step procedure to meet operators’ requirements.
For this to be acceptable, all participants in the pooled auditing programme would have to be
in agreement with this addition to the audit checklist, and be certain that this would benefit
operators.
FLUID7. LoA or Industry Accreditation requirements include the provision of Type I
fluids and two-step procedure.
Unlike some of the options included in this Report which are aimed at improving de-icing /
anti-icing standards, these options aimed at improving the availability of fluids at aerodromes
are likely to require a greater consensus before introducing and possibly some appropriate
transition measures. Therefore the opening of debate around these options, or those options
deemed most practical and possible by EASA, could be beneficial in attaining a high
consensus for any changes. Of course any debate would need to give due consideration to
whether any regulatory influence over availability of fluids is necessary.
WRKSHP. EASA facilitate a fluids availability workshop to discuss these options (FLUID
1 to 7) and any others, with the aim of determining a consensus opinion on a
way forward.
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