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Falcon 2000 captain reported experiencing lack of yaw damper; aileron feel annunciator; and gear warning horn after retraction in addition to no first officer airspeed indication. Flight returned to discover the right pitot cover had not been removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1442018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 2000 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pitot-Static System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 330 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After 80 KIAS on takeoff roll and initial climb; co-pilot pfd was not reading airspeed. Associated issues included lack of yaw damper; aileron feel annunciator; and gear warning horn after retraction. Crew ran checklist for the aileron feel light and decided to return as we were already below max landing weight. Once on the ground; crew realized they missed a pitot tube cover. We removed cover; refiled flight plan and completed the fight.contributing factors involved in this included a pitot cover that is missing a flag and a walk-around preflight that did not catch it. Moving forward; company is providing new pitot covers with added visibility and procedural changes including pilot and co-pilot sign offs on accuracy of workarounds and other preflight duties.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Falcon 2000 Captain reported experiencing lack of yaw damper; aileron feel annunciator; and gear warning horn after retraction in addition to no First Officer airspeed indication. Flight returned to discover the right pitot cover had not been removed.
Narrative: After 80 KIAS on takeoff roll and initial climb; co-pilot PFD was not reading airspeed. Associated issues included lack of yaw damper; aileron feel annunciator; and gear warning horn after retraction. Crew ran checklist for the aileron feel light and decided to return as we were already below max landing weight. Once on the ground; crew realized they missed a pitot tube cover. We removed cover; refiled flight plan and completed the fight.Contributing factors involved in this included a pitot cover that is missing a flag and a walk-around preflight that did not catch it. Moving forward; company is providing new pitot covers with added visibility and procedural changes including pilot and co-pilot sign offs on accuracy of workarounds and other preflight duties.
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.