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A fokker 100 was dispatched after maintenance with the left stub wing upper and lower access panels not secured incurring damage to the panels.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408411 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 408411 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I started by taking over from a previous shift with the left engine cowl open. I subsequently checked and adjusted the engine rigging inside the cowling then closed the cowling and ran engine and cleared engine squawk. The problem was a previous shift had checked out the airframe rigging for left engine and opened stub wing panels, left open and did not follow company procedures (write-up). No record of panels being open. Panels are located behind cowling,out of view. After aircraft was released for service aircraft flew revenue passenger from ZZZ-WWW. During flight, panels caused noise and after flight, panels (2) hinged lower stub wing left engine were found open. One was small enough and was closed with no damage. The other was larger and banged around, eventually breaking in half. The cause was someone on a previous shift never recorded opening and leaving open these panels.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED AFTER MAINT WITH THE L STUB WING UPPER AND LOWER ACCESS PANELS NOT SECURED INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE PANELS.
Narrative: I STARTED BY TAKING OVER FROM A PREVIOUS SHIFT WITH THE L ENG COWL OPEN. I SUBSEQUENTLY CHKED AND ADJUSTED THE ENG RIGGING INSIDE THE COWLING THEN CLOSED THE COWLING AND RAN ENG AND CLRED ENG SQUAWK. THE PROB WAS A PREVIOUS SHIFT HAD CHKED OUT THE AIRFRAME RIGGING FOR L ENG AND OPENED STUB WING PANELS, LEFT OPEN AND DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS (WRITE-UP). NO RECORD OF PANELS BEING OPEN. PANELS ARE LOCATED BEHIND COWLING,OUT OF VIEW. AFTER ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SVC ACFT FLEW REVENUE PAX FROM ZZZ-WWW. DURING FLT, PANELS CAUSED NOISE AND AFTER FLT, PANELS (2) HINGED LOWER STUB WING L ENG WERE FOUND OPEN. ONE WAS SMALL ENOUGH AND WAS CLOSED WITH NO DAMAGE. THE OTHER WAS LARGER AND BANGED AROUND, EVENTUALLY BREAKING IN HALF. THE CAUSE WAS SOMEONE ON A PREVIOUS SHIFT NEVER RECORDED OPENING AND LEAVING OPEN THESE PANELS.
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.