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Crj-200 flight crew reported taking off with the standby pitot cover still in place; necessitating a return to the airport to get it removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1336776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pitot-Static System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On takeoff; right after rotation; we heard a flapping sound on the left side of the flight deck. During the preflight back at the gate; the first officer was doing the walk around and was unable to remove the standby pitot cover; so was going to wait until the jet bridge was pulled up and remove it then. After he completed his walk around; the gate agent was pulling up the jet bridge. The first officer was busy getting onboard the plane and doing his preflight duties; he forgot to remove the standby pitot cover. I did not call for an acceptance checklist; we went right to the before start checklist. Nobody noticed the pitot cover on the ground crew; so we pushed back and taxied out.after takeoff; when we heard the flapping sound; the first officer knew right away what it was. We circled back around to land.suggestions for avoiding this:don't be in a hurry. Call for all appropriate checklists. Be more aware of what's going on; it is a very busy time trying to get a flight out.from now on I'm going to try to be more involved in the first officer duties; trying to stay on top of things better during busy times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 flight crew reported taking off with the standby pitot cover still in place; necessitating a return to the airport to get it removed.
Narrative: On takeoff; right after rotation; we heard a flapping sound on the left side of the flight deck. During the preflight back at the gate; the FO was doing the walk around and was unable to remove the standby pitot cover; so was going to wait until the jet bridge was pulled up and remove it then. After he completed his walk around; the gate agent was pulling up the jet bridge. The FO was busy getting onboard the plane and doing his preflight duties; he forgot to remove the standby pitot cover. I did not call for an acceptance checklist; we went right to the before start checklist. Nobody noticed the pitot cover on the ground crew; so we pushed back and taxied out.After takeoff; when we heard the flapping sound; the FO knew right away what it was. We circled back around to land.Suggestions for avoiding this:Don't be in a hurry. Call for all appropriate checklists. Be more aware of what's going on; it is a very busy time trying to get a flight out.From now on I'm going to try to be more involved in the FO duties; trying to stay on top of things better during busy times.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.