Narrative:

This incident occurred on takeoff roll out of smf. I was the captain and the PF. During takeoff roll; we had no airspeed indication on the first officer's side. Because I was flying with a new guy/gal; and he/she was not quite sure it was broken until after the 80 KT call; I elected to continue and return for a landing rather than make a high speed abort. The WX was clear and 10 mi visibility. We made a right downwind and then an overweight landing at 118300 pounds when maximum landing weight was 116500 pounds. Both first officer's airspeed indicators were inoperative; giving us a host of other things like the buffet alert; and no autothrottles. When maintenance tried to MEL the airspeed indicators and launch us with no airspeed indicators on the first officer's side was when I grounded the plane and refused to take it! After much further review by maintenance and a canceled trip; they agreed with me and said that both first officer's airspeed indicators cannot be out! As it turned out; we had a blocked #2 pitot tube.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT AFTER DISCOVERING FO'S AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS INOP LATE IN TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON TKOF ROLL OUT OF SMF. I WAS THE CAPT AND THE PF. DURING TKOF ROLL; WE HAD NO AIRSPD INDICATION ON THE FO'S SIDE. BECAUSE I WAS FLYING WITH A NEW GUY/GAL; AND HE/SHE WAS NOT QUITE SURE IT WAS BROKEN UNTIL AFTER THE 80 KT CALL; I ELECTED TO CONTINUE AND RETURN FOR A LNDG RATHER THAN MAKE A HIGH SPD ABORT. THE WX WAS CLR AND 10 MI VISIBILITY. WE MADE A R DOWNWIND AND THEN AN OVERWT LNDG AT 118300 LBS WHEN MAX LNDG WT WAS 116500 LBS. BOTH FO'S AIRSPD INDICATORS WERE INOP; GIVING US A HOST OF OTHER THINGS LIKE THE BUFFET ALERT; AND NO AUTOTHROTTLES. WHEN MAINT TRIED TO MEL THE AIRSPD INDICATORS AND LAUNCH US WITH NO AIRSPD INDICATORS ON THE FO'S SIDE WAS WHEN I GNDED THE PLANE AND REFUSED TO TAKE IT! AFTER MUCH FURTHER REVIEW BY MAINT AND A CANCELED TRIP; THEY AGREED WITH ME AND SAID THAT BOTH FO'S AIRSPD INDICATORS CANNOT BE OUT! AS IT TURNED OUT; WE HAD A BLOCKED #2 PITOT TUBE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.