<< >> NASA ASRS Report 371342, June 1997

Oil service door blows off air carrier medium large transport flight acy-buf. Aircraft had been svced that day in acy and crew failed to note that the door was left open. The next day the PIC again failed to note the condition of the service door in buf, that it was gone, only to be found in atlantic city that am.

Attributes
ACN	371342
Time
Date	199706
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 18600 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	371342
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

An oil service door was found on the runway at acy the morning of jun/AC/97. The door was off of the aircraft which we had for flight xxz acy-buf the night of jun/ab/97. Our flight was fueled with oil svced after I had completed the preflight about 30 mins before departure. I preflted the airplane the following morning for flight xyz on jun/AC/97 buf-acy. On my walkaround I always focus on checking the engine inlets and cowling areas for security and damage. The #2 engine oil service door is on the inside cowling up high towards the engine pylon area. Obviously I failed to notice that the oil service door was missing and take full blame for the oversight. I personally believe the door was left open after servicing and was blown off during the takeoff roll.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OIL SVC DOOR BLOWS OFF ACR MLG FLT ACY-BUF. ACFT HAD BEEN SVCED THAT DAY IN ACY AND CREW FAILED TO NOTE THAT THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN. THE NEXT DAY THE PIC AGAIN FAILED TO NOTE THE CONDITION OF THE SVC DOOR IN BUF, THAT IT WAS GONE, ONLY TO BE FOUND IN ATLANTIC CITY THAT AM.

Narrative: AN OIL SVC DOOR WAS FOUND ON THE RWY AT ACY THE MORNING OF JUN/AC/97. THE DOOR WAS OFF OF THE ACFT WHICH WE HAD FOR FLT XXZ ACY-BUF THE NIGHT OF JUN/AB/97. OUR FLT WAS FUELED WITH OIL SVCED AFTER I HAD COMPLETED THE PREFLT ABOUT 30 MINS BEFORE DEP. I PREFLTED THE AIRPLANE THE FOLLOWING MORNING FOR FLT XYZ ON JUN/AC/97 BUF-ACY. ON MY WALKAROUND I ALWAYS FOCUS ON CHKING THE ENG INLETS AND COWLING AREAS FOR SECURITY AND DAMAGE. THE #2 ENG OIL SVC DOOR IS ON THE INSIDE COWLING UP HIGH TOWARDS THE ENG PYLON AREA. OBVIOUSLY I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE OIL SVC DOOR WAS MISSING AND TAKE FULL BLAME FOR THE OVERSIGHT. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN AFTER SVCING AND WAS BLOWN OFF DURING THE TKOF ROLL.

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.