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Crj-900 captain reported that after landing; speed tape was discovered covering the angle of attack vanes on the outside of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1512094 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Angle of Attack Vane |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was towed to the departure gate from the maintenance hangar approximately 10 minutes before scheduled departure time. It was a very cold day and we were already behind with the late arriving aircraft. It needed full catering as well as potable water; and I was assisting the flight attendants in the back flipping seats over back to their normal position. We pushed back 6 minutes late; the subsequent flight uneventful except for the ground delay before takeoff. The turn was also uneventful as we had a slight break of 2 hours between flights. While descending into the airport we had a 'fire system fail' status message and I wrote it into the discrepancy log; also informing maintenance control via ACARS. After landing speed-tape was discovered covering angle of attack vanes on the outside of the aircraft. The tape was not discovered during the [previous] walk around inspection of the aircraft. There was no abnormal indication of any kind in the cockpit during either of the 2 legs. Suggestions: despite the cold temperatures a very thorough walk around inspection of the aircraft must occur; especially when the aircraft has just left a maintenance hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-900 Captain reported that after landing; speed tape was discovered covering the Angle of Attack vanes on the outside of the aircraft.
Narrative: Aircraft was towed to the departure gate from the maintenance hangar approximately 10 minutes before scheduled departure time. It was a very cold day and we were already behind with the late arriving aircraft. It needed full catering as well as potable water; and I was assisting the Flight Attendants in the back flipping seats over back to their normal position. We pushed back 6 minutes late; the subsequent flight uneventful except for the ground delay before takeoff. The turn was also uneventful as we had a slight break of 2 hours between flights. While descending into the airport we had a 'Fire System Fail' status message and I wrote it into the discrepancy log; also informing Maintenance Control via ACARS. After landing speed-tape was discovered covering Angle of Attack vanes on the outside of the aircraft. The tape was not discovered during the [previous] walk around inspection of the aircraft. There was no abnormal indication of any kind in the cockpit during either of the 2 legs. Suggestions: Despite the cold temperatures a very thorough walk around inspection of the aircraft must occur; especially when the aircraft has just left a maintenance hangar.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.