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A B737-400 first flight after the right engine change lost the right engine rig pin access panel in-flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382733 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 382733 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While completing an engine change on aircraft on oct/xx/97, I closed up the right wing overwing exit hatch. I took a look out the wing and verified all panels were in place. The aircraft subsequently departed ZZZ and the panel in question, r-hand engine rig pin access panel departed the aircraft. I had been working relatively non stop since XA00 in the morning on this aircraft engine change. We were all trying to complete the job and make a XB00 etr. Rushing and not taking enough breaks from the job and the heat played a large part in this occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 FIRST FLT AFTER THE R ENG CHANGE LOST THE R ENG RIG PIN ACCESS PANEL INFLT.
Narrative: WHILE COMPLETING AN ENG CHANGE ON ACFT ON OCT/XX/97, I CLOSED UP THE R WING OVERWING EXIT HATCH. I TOOK A LOOK OUT THE WING AND VERIFIED ALL PANELS WERE IN PLACE. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED ZZZ AND THE PANEL IN QUESTION, R-HAND ENG RIG PIN ACCESS PANEL DEPARTED THE ACFT. I HAD BEEN WORKING RELATIVELY NON STOP SINCE XA00 IN THE MORNING ON THIS ACFT ENG CHANGE. WE WERE ALL TRYING TO COMPLETE THE JOB AND MAKE A XB00 ETR. RUSHING AND NOT TAKING ENOUGH BREAKS FROM THE JOB AND THE HEAT PLAYED A LARGE PART IN THIS OCCURRENCE.
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.