An MD11 on rotation lost all standby pitot static instruments, declared emergency, dumped fuel and returned to the field. Caused by instruments not connected to the pitot static manifold.

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Attributes
ACN	444927
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	444927
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : standby airspeed indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Shortly after rotation the first officer called out no indications on the standby airspeed indictor. We cleaned up leveled at FL50 and sorted out the problem. The standby airspeed indicator was showing 0-60-120 KTS, and quite variable. The standby altimeter was in error by several hundred ft and the standby attitude indicator showed erroneous attitude indications. The decision was made to dump fuel and return. Upon inspection by ZZZ maintenance personnel it was found that the standby pitot static instruments were not even connected. It was also determined that work had been performed on one of the standby instruments the previous night by abc maintenance and it was thought that the connectors had not been put on correctly and had worked themselves loose for our flight. The proper connections and tests were made and the standby attitude indicator was replaced. The instruments performed properly on the way to abc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 ON ROTATION LOST ALL STANDBY PITOT STATIC INSTS, DECLARED EMER, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. CAUSED BY INSTS NOT CONNECTED TO THE PITOT STATIC MANIFOLD.

Narrative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

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.