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An MD80 aborted takeoff at 80 KTS due to captain's airspeed indicator read zero. Found debris in pitot tube.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 666043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 607 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 666043 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 666045 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff from runway 17R at the 80 KT callout; captain's airspeed read zero. Abort initiated and aircraft taxied back to gate. Maintenance found insect body parts and debris in captain's pitot tube. Pitot system was purged and flight departed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ABORTED TKOF AT 80 KTS DUE TO CAPT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR READ ZERO. FOUND DEBRIS IN PITOT TUBE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF FROM RWY 17R AT THE 80 KT CALLOUT; CAPT'S AIRSPD READ ZERO. ABORT INITIATED AND ACFT TAXIED BACK TO GATE. MAINT FOUND INSECT BODY PARTS AND DEBRIS IN CAPT'S PITOT TUBE. PITOT SYS WAS PURGED AND FLT DEPARTED UNEVENTFULLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.