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Air carrier first officer reported forgetting to turn on the probe heat and stated lack of flying was a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1744678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While performing the flow for the taxi checklist; I forgot to turn on the probe heats. I read the taxi checklist I stated 'anti-ice - set.' the probe heats remained off for the duration of the flight and I didn't notice until we landed and were taxiing in. It was a clear VFR day and we flew at 13;000 feet for our short flight. Luckily; the probe heat was not critical for this flight; but nonetheless it was an unacceptable error.this was my first flight in nearly 3 months. Due to covid-19 I have taken leave and bid for reserve which has led to the long period of not flying. Because I had not flown in a few months I was rusty on my flows. I felt that my recollection was strong enough; but in reality I should have taken some time to review sops.everyone knows that flying skills and company policies/procedures are highly diminishable. In order to prepare for a flight following a period of inactivity I should have dedicated more time to review my duties. I placed too much confidence in assuming that it would all come back to me as 'second nature.' I pride myself in being highly standardized; but this time I was too lazy to put in the effort to review. My previous hard work and the excellent training programs within company allowed for a mostly successful flight despite being away from the plane for so long; however I know that more is expected of me and I will strive to be better and more professional.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported forgetting to turn on the probe heat and stated lack of flying was a contributing factor.
Narrative: While performing the flow for the taxi checklist; I forgot to turn on the probe heats. I read the taxi checklist I stated 'Anti-Ice - Set.' The probe heats remained off for the duration of the flight and I didn't notice until we landed and were taxiing in. It was a clear VFR day and we flew at 13;000 feet for our short flight. Luckily; the probe heat was not critical for this flight; but nonetheless it was an unacceptable error.This was my first flight in nearly 3 months. Due to COVID-19 I have taken leave and bid for reserve which has led to the long period of not flying. Because I had not flown in a few months I was rusty on my flows. I felt that my recollection was strong enough; but in reality I should have taken some time to review SOPs.Everyone knows that flying skills and company policies/procedures are highly diminishable. In order to prepare for a flight following a period of inactivity I should have dedicated more time to review my duties. I placed too much confidence in assuming that it would all come back to me as 'second nature.' I pride myself in being highly standardized; but this time I was too lazy to put in the effort to review. My previous hard work and the excellent training programs within company allowed for a mostly successful flight despite being away from the plane for so long; however I know that more is expected of me and I will strive to be better and more professional.
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.