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After flying 2 flts in medium large transport reporter was advised a small piece of duct tape was found covering the auxiliary static port of his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 186274 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I served as first officer on flight between iah and btr. 5 days later I was notified that a small piece of silver duct tape was found covering the alternate static port of the aircraft. No abnormal occurrences or indications were experienced with respect to that system on my flight. The captain did the exterior preflight on both flts but in each case the time available was short due to aircraft substitution and late arrival at gate for flight iah to btr. Very short layover at hotel at btr and a last min check in so as to allow crew maximum rest possible. Supplemental information from acn 186283. Aircraft just out of 'C' check, 2 walk arounds failed to spot covered auxiliary static port.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER FLYING 2 FLTS IN MLG RPTR WAS ADVISED A SMALL PIECE OF DUCT TAPE WAS FOUND COVERING THE AUX STATIC PORT OF HIS ACFT.
Narrative: I SERVED AS FO ON FLT BTWN IAH AND BTR. 5 DAYS LATER I WAS NOTIFIED THAT A SMALL PIECE OF SILVER DUCT TAPE WAS FOUND COVERING THE ALTERNATE STATIC PORT OF THE ACFT. NO ABNORMAL OCCURRENCES OR INDICATIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH RESPECT TO THAT SYS ON MY FLT. THE CAPT DID THE EXTERIOR PREFLT ON BOTH FLTS BUT IN EACH CASE THE TIME AVAILABLE WAS SHORT DUE TO ACFT SUBSTITUTION AND LATE ARR AT GATE FOR FLT IAH TO BTR. VERY SHORT LAYOVER AT HOTEL AT BTR AND A LAST MIN CHK IN SO AS TO ALLOW CREW MAX REST POSSIBLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 186283. ACFT JUST OUT OF 'C' CHK, 2 WALK AROUNDS FAILED TO SPOT COVERED AUX STATIC PORT.
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.