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A DA900EX flight crew have an airspeed indicator problem. After landing, they learn that they took off with the first officer pitot tube cover on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611195 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : srq.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tpa.tracon tower : srq.tower tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 611195 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On departure of srq it was noticed that the copilot's airspeed indicator was blank. The air data computer reversion switch was depressed retaining information (airspeed) from air data computer #1. A precautionary landing was made back at srq. After landing, the crew discussed the possibility of a blocked pitot tube or a possible partial air data computer #2 failure. A visual inspection of the pitot tubes was made and no blockages were seen at this time. Another departure was made from srq with the copilot's pfd in air data computer #2 reversion to keep airspeed information. After this departure an ail feel message was displayed on the master caution panel. Crew made a precautionary landing at ZZZ (a maintenance facility) and after arrival it was determined that a pitot cover was covering the copilot's pitot tube. The pitot tube cover was difficult to see because it had paint chipped away and was the same color as the pitot tube. The flag was also missing from the pitot tube cover. Corrective actions are the pitot covers are being repainted and new flags reattached. At no point was safety ever in question during the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DA900EX FLT CREW HAVE AN AIRSPD INDICATOR PROB. AFTER LNDG, THEY LEARN THAT THEY TOOK OFF WITH THE FO PITOT TUBE COVER ON.
Narrative: ON DEP OF SRQ IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE COPLT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS BLANK. THE ADC REVERSION SWITCH WAS DEPRESSED RETAINING INFO (AIRSPD) FROM ADC #1. A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE BACK AT SRQ. AFTER LNDG, THE CREW DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A BLOCKED PITOT TUBE OR A POSSIBLE PARTIAL ADC #2 FAILURE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PITOT TUBES WAS MADE AND NO BLOCKAGES WERE SEEN AT THIS TIME. ANOTHER DEP WAS MADE FROM SRQ WITH THE COPLT'S PFD IN ADC #2 REVERSION TO KEEP AIRSPD INFO. AFTER THIS DEP AN AIL FEEL MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE MASTER CAUTION PANEL. CREW MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT ZZZ (A MAINT FACILITY) AND AFTER ARR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PITOT COVER WAS COVERING THE COPLT'S PITOT TUBE. THE PITOT TUBE COVER WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE IT HAD PAINT CHIPPED AWAY AND WAS THE SAME COLOR AS THE PITOT TUBE. THE FLAG WAS ALSO MISSING FROM THE PITOT TUBE COVER. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE THE PITOT COVERS ARE BEING REPAINTED AND NEW FLAGS REATTACHED. AT NO POINT WAS SAFETY EVER IN QUESTION DURING THE FLT.
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.