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Old Jan 19, 2018 | 9:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH
Nah, I don't think so. So in 50 years of flying this has never happened to me, yet you describe it as a normal occurrence? I expect that the more likely explanation would be a one-off, and might include things like an inadvertent chemical/fluid/fuel spill on one of the wings, pilot noticed something when doing his/her walk-around, etc.
I've seen it happen in Phoenix a time or two. Except no deicing equipment so flights were delayed until the ice melted.
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