Flight crew misses tape over static port on preflight. 5 flts.

Attributes
ACN	186602
Time
Date	199108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	186602
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

First officer and myself operated medium large transport aircraft of xx airlines on 5 legs on aug/mon/91, preflting each leg with exterior 'walkaround' as prescribed in company flight manual. We pay particular attention to static ports because aircraft are being repainted and going through maintenance phases. At no time did either of us notice any obstructions to static ports (tape, etc) yet I was notified by a company safety officer that the FAA had discovered tape on a static port days later that had probably been attached during a phase check by maintenance before we flew the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC MISSES TAPE OVER STATIC PORT ON PREFLT. 5 FLTS.

Narrative: FO AND MYSELF OPERATED MLG ACFT OF XX AIRLINES ON 5 LEGS ON AUG/MON/91, PREFLTING EACH LEG WITH EXTERIOR 'WALKAROUND' AS PRESCRIBED IN COMPANY FLT MANUAL. WE PAY PARTICULAR ATTN TO STATIC PORTS BECAUSE ACFT ARE BEING REPAINTED AND GOING THROUGH MAINT PHASES. AT NO TIME DID EITHER OF US NOTICE ANY OBSTRUCTIONS TO STATIC PORTS (TAPE, ETC) YET I WAS NOTIFIED BY A COMPANY SAFETY OFFICER THAT THE FAA HAD DISCOVERED TAPE ON A STATIC PORT DAYS LATER THAT HAD PROBABLY BEEN ATTACHED DURING A PHASE CHK BY MAINT BEFORE WE FLEW THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.