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Aircraft access panel separted from aircraft in-flight due to improper maintenance action at departure station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 149884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : law |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 149884 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The incident in question is a panel departure the aircraft during flight. The problem arose during routine maintenance to the main gear doors. The panel in question is just forward of those. During the reassembly procedure the screws were not installed in the panel. I was called away by a coworker and foreman to help on another problem on the aircraft. Then a push to get the act on line occurred. Other problems awaited my attention so I attended to them and got the aircraft outside for takeoff. The aircraft was stopped at its next destination, the panel was found missing. The aircraft was grounded until suitable replacement parts could be secured. The panel was then replaced in 2 days. I was suspended for one week by my employers for my mistake. I have been having some traumatic personal problems lately. They are affecting my work ability. Under normal circumstances this would not have happened. This stress coupled with fatigue was preying on my ability to perform quality maintenance and to make sound decisions. It may not have been clearly stated, but I am the one who made the error, and I am also the one who reported it to get the aircraft stopped and inspected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT ACCESS PANEL SEPARTED FROM ACFT INFLT DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ACTION AT DEP STATION.
Narrative: THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION IS A PANEL DEP THE ACFT DURING FLT. THE PROB AROSE DURING ROUTINE MAINT TO THE MAIN GEAR DOORS. THE PANEL IN QUESTION IS JUST FORWARD OF THOSE. DURING THE REASSEMBLY PROC THE SCREWS WERE NOT INSTALLED IN THE PANEL. I WAS CALLED AWAY BY A COWORKER AND FOREMAN TO HELP ON ANOTHER PROB ON THE ACFT. THEN A PUSH TO GET THE ACT ON LINE OCCURRED. OTHER PROBS AWAITED MY ATTN SO I ATTENDED TO THEM AND GOT THE ACFT OUTSIDE FOR TKOF. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AT ITS NEXT DEST, THE PANEL WAS FOUND MISSING. THE ACFT WAS GNDED UNTIL SUITABLE REPLACEMENT PARTS COULD BE SECURED. THE PANEL WAS THEN REPLACED IN 2 DAYS. I WAS SUSPENDED FOR ONE WK BY MY EMPLOYERS FOR MY MISTAKE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME TRAUMATIC PERSONAL PROBS LATELY. THEY ARE AFFECTING MY WORK ABILITY. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS STRESS COUPLED WITH FATIGUE WAS PREYING ON MY ABILITY TO PERFORM QUALITY MAINT AND TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS. IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CLRLY STATED, BUT I AM THE ONE WHO MADE THE ERROR, AND I AM ALSO THE ONE WHO RPTED IT TO GET THE ACFT STOPPED AND INSPECTED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.