The so on a B727 fails to close the hydraulic service access door when it is noted to be open during...

Attributes
ACN	413003
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	413003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	412536
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed pvd en route to jfk-mem. Hydraulic service panel door was lost en route. So noted panel was open during walkaround at jfk. Aircraft was being fueled and he decided the mechanics were also servicing the hydraulics. So he continued his preflight. Panel was reported to me as being missing when we arrived at mem. So was on his second line trip and really didn't have a good feel for what was routine and failed to mention the open door to anyone. Mechanics should have checked the aircraft after pushback. They reported all doors closed. The door may, in fact, have been closed at jfk and departed the aircraft by becoming unlatched in light turbulence. Supplemental information from acn 412536: the flight was scheduled from pvd to jfk to mem. My walkaround in pvd was uneventful. In jfk, I noticed that the hydraulic service door was open, and I assumed that maintenance was servicing the hydraulics or checking something out. I did not speak to maintenance or the captain about the open door. The door was found missing when we arrived in memphis. I believe that it bounced open taxiing or taking off in new york (jfk runway 13L) and then blew off en route to memphis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE SO ON A B727 FAILS TO CLOSE THE HYD SVC ACCESS DOOR WHEN IT IS NOTED TO BE OPEN DURING HIS GND PREFLT AT PVD. DOOR ENDS UP MISSING AT MEM.

Narrative: DEPARTED PVD ENRTE TO JFK-MEM. HYD SVC PANEL DOOR WAS LOST ENRTE. SO NOTED PANEL WAS OPEN DURING WALKAROUND AT JFK. ACFT WAS BEING FUELED AND HE DECIDED THE MECHS WERE ALSO SVCING THE HYDS. SO HE CONTINUED HIS PREFLT. PANEL WAS RPTED TO ME AS BEING MISSING WHEN WE ARRIVED AT MEM. SO WAS ON HIS SECOND LINE TRIP AND REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT WAS ROUTINE AND FAILED TO MENTION THE OPEN DOOR TO ANYONE. MECHS SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE ACFT AFTER PUSHBACK. THEY RPTED ALL DOORS CLOSED. THE DOOR MAY, IN FACT, HAVE BEEN CLOSED AT JFK AND DEPARTED THE ACFT BY BECOMING UNLATCHED IN LIGHT TURB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 412536: THE FLT WAS SCHEDULED FROM PVD TO JFK TO MEM. MY WALKAROUND IN PVD WAS UNEVENTFUL. IN JFK, I NOTICED THAT THE HYD SVC DOOR WAS OPEN, AND I ASSUMED THAT MAINT WAS SVCING THE HYDS OR CHKING SOMETHING OUT. I DID NOT SPEAK TO MAINT OR THE CAPT ABOUT THE OPEN DOOR. THE DOOR WAS FOUND MISSING WHEN WE ARRIVED IN MEMPHIS. I BELIEVE THAT IT BOUNCED OPEN TAXIING OR TAKING OFF IN NEW YORK (JFK RWY 13L) AND THEN BLEW OFF ENRTE TO MEMPHIS.

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.

The so on a B727 fails to close the hydraulic service access door when it is noted to be open during his ground preflight at pvd. Door ends up missing at mem.