A300
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90; Flight Crew Total 19000; Flight Crew Type 5000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff
Human Factors
No airspeed indications on initial takeoff roll. Rejected at low speed. Exact speed was not known but RTO (Rejected Takeoff) braking didn't engage. During the initial walk around I noticed the pitot covers installed. I didn't see a mechanic so I completed the preflight. I then then found a mechanic. We discussed the previous day's aircraft problems that were addressed on my layover the day before. We also discussed various maintenance items on the Airbus in general. I became distracted and forgot to mention to him the pitot covers were still installed. This event is my fault since I had initially noticed the covers installed and failed to remind him to remove them. To preclude an event like this in the future if I discover an irregularity I will immediately stop the preflight and have the issue addressed instead of completing the walk around and then addressing the issue. We do a similar scenario in the cockpit and then restart the checklist to make sure all items are complied with rather than guess where the checklist was stopped and potentially skip an item. Fatigue was not an issue as this was the beginning of the duty period and adequate rest was received at the hotel.
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A300 flight crew reported a rejected takeoff due to no airspeed indication; after failing to ensure the pitot covers were removed during preflight.