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A bae 4100 first officer reports noticing on a postflt check that 2 lower fuselage panels were missing. Panels appeared secure on preflight check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541608 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 541608 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On post flight, it was noticed that 2 panels on the bottom of the belly of the aircraft had departed some time during the flight. The panels were fastened and secure during the preflight. Somehow these panels came loose and departed in-flight. A few screws were left behind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BAE 4100 FO RPTS NOTICING ON A POSTFLT CHK THAT 2 LOWER FUSELAGE PANELS WERE MISSING. PANELS APPEARED SECURE ON PREFLT CHK.
Narrative: ON POST FLT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT 2 PANELS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BELLY OF THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED SOME TIME DURING THE FLT. THE PANELS WERE FASTENED AND SECURE DURING THE PREFLT. SOMEHOW THESE PANELS CAME LOOSE AND DEPARTED INFLT. A FEW SCREWS WERE LEFT BEHIND.
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.