Safety Recommendation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the
Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority issue advisory
information to all pilots, restating the information contained in
United States of America Federal Aviation Administration Advisory
Circular AC 20-113 pertaining to aircraft engine induction system
icing.
CASA advised the Bureau that the Authority agreed with the
recommendation and undertakes to run an appropriate article with
reference to the United States of America Federal Aviation
Administration Adversity Circular AC 20-113, in Flight Safety
Australia. CASA undertakes to advise the ATSB when this article has
been published.
In May 2004, CASA advised the Bureau that it agreed with the
recommendation and undertook to run an appropriate article with
reference to the United States of America Federal Aviation
Administration Advisory Circular AC 20-113 in Flight Safety
Australia (FSA).
I am advised that articles relating to carburetor icing have been
featured in previous editions of FSA; in particular,
January/February 2000 and July/August 2001. However, CASA also
published an article in the November/December 2004 edition in
relation to carburetor icing in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations. While this article does
not specifically refer to AC 20-113, it does cover the same
material contained in the AC. A copy of the article is attached
for
your information.
In addition, it should be noted that CASA also runs a series of
seminars relating to aircraft icing. That seminar addresses the
hazards of various forms of icing and recognition of icing
conditions with particular emphasis on carburetor icing.
