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Attributes | |
ACN | 1058312 |
Time | |
Date | 201212 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | DCA.Airport |
State Reference | DC |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Takeoff |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Air Data Computer |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On take off I was the flying pilot. At 100 feet AGL I lost airspeed; altitude; heading; and vertical speed indications. Red xs appeared where these indications are displayed. My attitude indicator continued to work. I transferred control to the first officer's side. When he took control and I pushed the flight director transfer button; he also lost his instruments. I resumed control of the aircraft and about 3 seconds later all indications restored themselves. We received no cass message; status message or master caution. There was no deviation from the flight path as we were VMC and visibility was excellent. As we continued to climb all indications returned to normal and we decided it was a momentary avionics glitch. I have no idea why this occurred. It crossed my mind that we may have had ice in one of the static ports; but conditions were dry; there was no precipitation and there was no cass indication of a malfunction of the pitot/static anti-ice system. The airspeed; altitude; heading; vertical speed indications were all normal before we lost them and normal when they returned; in other words there were no erratic indications along with the complete failure of the display. We resorted to wright brothers style of flying by using [the] horizon as visual clue. We continued flight path on correct side of river as dictated by P-56 avoidance; and altitude deviation was not a concern as we were still well be low assigned altitude when normal instrument function returned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 Captain experiences loss of pitot static indications along with heading just after rotation. Control is transferred to the First Officer and when the Flight Director transfer button is pushed; the Captain's instruments are restored and the First Officer looses his. Within three seconds of the transfer all systems return to normal operation.
Narrative: On take off I was the flying pilot. At 100 feet AGL I lost airspeed; altitude; heading; and vertical speed indications. Red Xs appeared where these indications are displayed. My Attitude indicator continued to work. I transferred control to the First Officer's side. When he took control and I pushed the Flight Director transfer button; he also lost his instruments. I resumed control of the aircraft and about 3 seconds later all indications restored themselves. We received no cass message; status message or master caution. There was no deviation from the flight path as we were VMC and visibility was excellent. As we continued to climb all indications returned to normal and we decided it was a momentary avionics glitch. I have no idea why this occurred. It crossed my mind that we may have had ice in one of the static ports; but conditions were dry; there was no precipitation and there was no cass indication of a malfunction of the pitot/static anti-ice system. The airspeed; altitude; heading; vertical speed indications were all normal before we lost them and normal when they returned; in other words there were no erratic indications along with the complete failure of the display. We resorted to Wright Brothers style of flying by using [the] horizon as visual clue. We continued flight path on correct side of river as dictated by P-56 avoidance; and altitude deviation was not a concern as we were still well be low assigned altitude when normal instrument function returned.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.