A crj-700 rejected takeoff when the first officer airspeed indicator read zero because the pitot cov...

Attributes
ACN	732804
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 441
ASRS Report	732804
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed ind. other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The aircraft over-nighted in atlanta where maintenance was performed on the pitot tube. The next morning; I performed a walkaround of the aircraft and missed the pitot tube cover that was not marked with a flag. We then completed a normal checklist and taxied out to the runway. On takeoff; the captain called for 80 KTS and I advised him I had no airspeed. We aborted the takeoff. We taxied back to the gate and maintenance discovered the pitot tube cover had melted to the pitot tube. I believe a brightly colored flag marking the pitot tube cover to attract attention should have been left by maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-700 REJECTED TAKEOFF WHEN THE FO AIRSPEED INDICATOR READ ZERO BECAUSE THE PITOT COVER WAS NOT REMOVED.

Narrative: THE ACFT OVER-NIGHTED IN ATLANTA WHERE MAINT WAS PERFORMED ON THE PITOT TUBE. THE NEXT MORNING; I PERFORMED A WALKAROUND OF THE ACFT AND MISSED THE PITOT TUBE COVER THAT WAS NOT MARKED WITH A FLAG. WE THEN COMPLETED A NORMAL CHKLIST AND TAXIED OUT TO THE RWY. ON TKOF; THE CAPT CALLED FOR 80 KTS AND I ADVISED HIM I HAD NO AIRSPD. WE ABORTED THE TKOF. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND MAINT DISCOVERED THE PITOT TUBE COVER HAD MELTED TO THE PITOT TUBE. I BELIEVE A BRIGHTLY COLORED FLAG MARKING THE PITOT TUBE COVER TO ATTRACT ATTN SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT BY MAINT.

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.

A crj-700 rejected takeoff when the first officer airspeed indicator read zero because the pitot cover was not removed.