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Attributes | |
ACN | 628821 |
Time | |
Date | 200408 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-300 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 5000 |
ASRS Report | 628821 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : pitot static connections other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
Consequence | other |
Factors | |
Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
In sum: on the first flight of the day, we completed our preflight, cockpit checks and taxied for takeoff: no flags, no warnings, and no warnings on the recall panel. I was first officer flying. On the takeoff roll all was normal until the autothrottles disengaged. The captain missed the 80 KT call because he was checking the autothrottles and setting power. I was also checking engine indications and looking outside flying. When he called V1 and rotate we went flying. After rotating to climb attitude 15 degrees, I checked the ivsi for climb. It was not climbing. I checked the airspeed, no airspeed. About that time tower called and wanted to know why we were still at 300 ft. I stated that we had pitot problem and switched to a transponder that would give them the current altitude. Still no flags or warnings of any kind except airspeed, altitude, and ivsi were not working on the copilot's side only. All the captain's instruments were working normally. I gave the aircraft to the captain and checked the QRH for non normals. Then I requested a leveloff at 5000 ft and a return to the field. The approach and landing were normal. We taxied to the gate and called maintenance. They checked the eec. 2 pitot line quick disconnects were disconnected from an overnight box removal. Maintenance oversight as well. The 80 KT call would have prevented us from taking off. We were distraction by the autothrottle dropping off and xchking. The takeoff roll happens fast but I don't think I will miss that one again. The big factor also was even though the lines were disconnected, we had no flags or warnings on the recall panel of any kind. They need to restore the airspeed alive callout.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NO AIRSPD, IVSI OR ALTIMETER INDICATIONS AFTER TKOF. THE CREW RETURNED TO LAND. MAINT HAD FAILED TO CONNECT PITOT STATIC LINES FOLLOWING A REPAIR.
Narrative: IN SUM: ON THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY, WE COMPLETED OUR PREFLT, COCKPIT CHKS AND TAXIED FOR TKOF: NO FLAGS, NO WARNINGS, AND NO WARNINGS ON THE RECALL PANEL. I WAS FO FLYING. ON THE TKOF ROLL ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGED. THE CAPT MISSED THE 80 KT CALL BECAUSE HE WAS CHKING THE AUTOTHROTTLES AND SETTING PWR. I WAS ALSO CHKING ENG INDICATIONS AND LOOKING OUTSIDE FLYING. WHEN HE CALLED V1 AND ROTATE WE WENT FLYING. AFTER ROTATING TO CLB ATTITUDE 15 DEGS, I CHKED THE IVSI FOR CLB. IT WAS NOT CLBING. I CHKED THE AIRSPD, NO AIRSPD. ABOUT THAT TIME TWR CALLED AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE WERE STILL AT 300 FT. I STATED THAT WE HAD PITOT PROB AND SWITCHED TO A XPONDER THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE CURRENT ALT. STILL NO FLAGS OR WARNINGS OF ANY KIND EXCEPT AIRSPD, ALT, AND IVSI WERE NOT WORKING ON THE COPLT'S SIDE ONLY. ALL THE CAPT'S INSTS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. I GAVE THE ACFT TO THE CAPT AND CHKED THE QRH FOR NON NORMALS. THEN I REQUESTED A LEVELOFF AT 5000 FT AND A RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND CALLED MAINT. THEY CHKED THE EEC. 2 PITOT LINE QUICK DISCONNECTS WERE DISCONNECTED FROM AN OVERNIGHT BOX REMOVAL. MAINT OVERSIGHT AS WELL. THE 80 KT CALL WOULD HAVE PREVENTED US FROM TAKING OFF. WE WERE DISTR BY THE AUTOTHROTTLE DROPPING OFF AND XCHKING. THE TKOF ROLL HAPPENS FAST BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL MISS THAT ONE AGAIN. THE BIG FACTOR ALSO WAS EVEN THOUGH THE LINES WERE DISCONNECTED, WE HAD NO FLAGS OR WARNINGS ON THE RECALL PANEL OF ANY KIND. THEY NEED TO RESTORE THE AIRSPD ALIVE CALLOUT.
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.