SF34 flight crew fails to remove pitot cover during pre dawn walkaround. Takeoff with cover installe...

Attributes
ACN	676016
Time
Date	200510
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	676016
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : pitot system anomalies other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

First flight of day; XA00Z; dark. On preflight; did not see pitot cover or partial pitot cover. Cover was left on by station personnel. A previous pilot had reported same cover also left on aircraft approximately 1 week earlier and stated cover was missing the long 'flag' that hangs down and reads 'remove before flight.' in-flight; first officer's altimeter read approximately 200 ft above captain's. Right airspeed (first officer's) read approximately 5 KTS higher than captain's airspeed. No other operational irregularities. Part of a pitot tube cover; the last third (or aft portion of the cover); was found on the lower (main) left pitot tube; torn and hanging off tube near the tear of the tube on the postflt walkaround in daylight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 FLT CREW FAILS TO REMOVE PITOT COVER DURING PRE DAWN WALKAROUND. TKOF WITH COVER INSTALLED.

Narrative: FIRST FLT OF DAY; XA00Z; DARK. ON PREFLT; DID NOT SEE PITOT COVER OR PARTIAL PITOT COVER. COVER WAS LEFT ON BY STATION PERSONNEL. A PREVIOUS PLT HAD RPTED SAME COVER ALSO LEFT ON ACFT APPROX 1 WK EARLIER AND STATED COVER WAS MISSING THE LONG 'FLAG' THAT HANGS DOWN AND READS 'REMOVE BEFORE FLT.' INFLT; FO'S ALTIMETER READ APPROX 200 FT ABOVE CAPT'S. R AIRSPD (FO'S) READ APPROX 5 KTS HIGHER THAN CAPT'S AIRSPD. NO OTHER OPERATIONAL IRREGULARITIES. PART OF A PITOT TUBE COVER; THE LAST THIRD (OR AFT PORTION OF THE COVER); WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER (MAIN) L PITOT TUBE; TORN AND HANGING OFF TUBE NEAR THE TEAR OF THE TUBE ON THE POSTFLT WALKAROUND IN DAYLIGHT.

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.

SF34 flight crew fails to remove pitot cover during pre dawn walkaround. Takeoff with cover installed.