Originally Posted by
BuzzBox
The report states the following (p.3):
It also states (p.4):
It sounds as the support engineer told the certifying engineer about the pitot covers immediately after they were fitted, but the certifying engineer was busy and didn’t take in what was said. Consequently, no tech log entry was made. The certifying engineer noticed the covers during his subsequent walk-around, but then forgot about them.
This is why one should always make a log entry BEFORE fitting landing gear lock pins or pitot covers etc. It is standard practice.