Narrative:

Upon departing; at about 300 feet AGL the flight attendant call light lit up and being in a critical phase of flight we ignored it. At 1;000 feet AGL we answered and were informed that part of an engine cover was gone. Upon looking out my side window I saw that the upper left door of the right engine cowling was gone and informed the captain and completed the climb checklist. We then informed ATC that we needed to return for landing. We informed ATC that part of our engine cowling was missing. After running the approach and before landing checklists we made a normal landing. After exiting the runway we determined that no other damage had occurred and returned to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 First Officer is informed by the Flight Attendant that a panel has departed the top of the right engine during takeoff. The First Officer determines that indeed the door is missing and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Narrative: Upon departing; at about 300 feet AGL the FA call light lit up and being in a critical phase of flight we ignored it. At 1;000 feet AGL we answered and were informed that part of an engine cover was gone. Upon looking out my side window I saw that the upper left door of the right engine cowling was gone and informed the Captain and completed the climb checklist. We then informed ATC that we needed to return for landing. We informed ATC that part of our engine cowling was missing. After running the approach and before landing checklists we made a normal landing. After exiting the runway we determined that no other damage had occurred and returned to the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.