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[jetjock19]

When I am training my guys on the 130, I see if their common sense can take over when I tell them the pitot gets hot when turned on. Well the rest is history from there. Usually their first injury on the herc is the burn on the pitot. Next, is when they cut their head open running up the flight deck ladder at warp speed forgetting the galley trash door is still open!

 

[Freight Dog]

Guess he missed Gordon's speech on pitot tubes... or was it B.I. teach this guy's GS? If B.I. was the instructor, can't blame your FO for falling asleep in class.

Bummer this happened....

Just curious if anyone has EVER heard of this happening.

The other day an FO (not new to aviation) was doing a first flight walk-around. Said FO decided that it was a good idea to make sure the pitot tube wasn't loose. The pitot tube was left on by MX (reportedly). Said FO proceeded to grab (not just touch or prod), yes, that's right, GRAB the pitot tube and hold on. Apparently, after the blisters formed and the skin peeled off, said FO released the pitot tube. The FO was not able to fly the entire day (working radios instead) and has since gone on comp.

I've not talked with a single person who has ever heard of this happening and the response is always the same after hearing about it. "You've got to be sh i tting me!"

Dumbest thing I've ever heard.

 

[Singlecoil]

In small airplanes aren't you just supposed to flip the pitot heat switch and make sure the needle on the ammeter twitches?

 

[dseagrav]

In small airplanes aren't you just supposed to flip the pitot heat switch and make sure the needle on the ammeter twitches?

Well, with the C152, I was taught to turn it on and go make sure it gets warm, but I got warned that if you took too long to get to the pitot it would get hot enough to burn you.

 

[Alchemy]

Dunno what type of aircraft the incident you refer to involved but we were told repeatedly in training for a large regional airline never to touch the TAT probes, Pitot tubes, AOA sensors or Static Ports unless we have a good reason to and we're sure they're cool

Our pitot tubes, AOA sensors and static ports are continously heated whenever at least one engine is running. The TAT probes are heated continously in flight.

 

[dash8driver]

Just curious if anyone has EVER heard of this happening.

yes, as a matter of fact i have. i heard of it happening at your airline a few years ago. i cant seem to remember if it was a mech or an FO that burned themselves on it the last time.

 

[Freight Dog]

yes, as a matter of fact i have. i heard of it happening at your airline a few years ago. i cant seem to remember if it was a mech or an FO that burned themselves on it the last time.

'twas a mech. I remember hearing about it.

 

[TurboS7]

At least when you put the pilot heat on and the covers are on it burns through and they work perfect. Looks a little funky after you land though.

 

[siucavflight]

When I was working line I burned myself badly on a CL-604 pitot tube.


Didnt know the dam things got hot(was only 16). Grabbed on to it as soon as I choked the plane and wound up in the hospital with some really nasty burns on my hand.

 

[AeroBoy]

One of my instructors smartly told me to use the back of my hand to check the pitot tube when the heat is on. Your first reaction is to pull your hand away, not grab on while you seethe in pain...

 

[V-STALL]

I had a student who would go out to preflight a c-172 and I can't count how many times he'd come back in with blood gushing from his head. It took him 200 hours just to solo. Go figure!!!!

"Cessna Stars" I wouldn't know anything about that.

 

[Groundpounder]

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