Narrative:

On a may morning 2013; we operated flight XXX from ZZZ to ZZZ1 on a crj-200 aircraft. During preflight checks of the logbook; we noted that speed tape applied to the right engine cowling has been written up multiple times for peeling off during flight. I noted on the preflight walk-around that speed tape has been applied; but did not look like it was peeled back and was acceptable for flight. We arrived in ZZZ1 without incident. We inspected the speed tape again and noted that the speed tape was peeling back again. The captain made a note in the logbook and maintenance was contacted. After maintenance re-applied the tape; the aircraft was signed-off and we proceeded with our flight to ZZZ2 without incident. Upon arrival to the gate our aircraft was met by an FAA maintenance inspector who promptly took note that the speed tape was peeling back and pieces of tape may have been ingested by the engine. The captain made another entry into the logbook and contacted maintenance. We then turned the aircraft over to the next crew. The threats involved with this event are a portion of the aircraft [was] in a state that has a history of degrading in flight. The speed tape could have caused issues with engine performance or operation including the cowl anti-icing system. If a temporary fix to an aircraft system is showing a consistent history of not standing up to the stresses of flight; I think that a better or more permanent fix may be required. As flight crew we can put emphasis on history of a certain discrepancy when dealing with maintenance in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Captain and First Officer report about multiple write-ups and Maintenance sign-offs for speed tape that required several re-applications on the Right Engine cowl of a CRJ-200 aircraft. The First Officer noted the speed tape could have been ingested causing issues with engine performance or operation; including the Cowl Anti-Icing System.

Narrative: On a May morning 2013; we operated Flight XXX from ZZZ to ZZZ1 on a CRJ-200 aircraft. During preflight checks of the Logbook; we noted that speed tape applied to the Right Engine cowling has been written up multiple times for peeling off during flight. I noted on the preflight walk-around that speed tape has been applied; but did not look like it was peeled back and was acceptable for flight. We arrived in ZZZ1 without incident. We inspected the Speed tape again and noted that the Speed tape was peeling back again. The Captain made a note in the Logbook and Maintenance was contacted. After Maintenance re-applied the tape; the aircraft was signed-off and we proceeded with our flight to ZZZ2 without incident. Upon arrival to the gate our aircraft was met by an FAA Maintenance Inspector who promptly took note that the speed tape was peeling back and pieces of tape may have been ingested by the engine. The Captain made another entry into the Logbook and contacted Maintenance. We then turned the aircraft over to the next crew. The threats involved with this event are a portion of the aircraft [was] in a state that has a history of degrading in flight. The speed tape could have caused issues with engine performance or operation including the cowl Anti-Icing System. If a temporary fix to an aircraft system is showing a consistent history of not standing up to the stresses of flight; I think that a better or more permanent fix may be required. As flight crew we can put emphasis on history of a certain discrepancy when dealing with Maintenance in the future.

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.