<< >> NASA ASRS Report 568530, December 2002

An airbus A310-200 on climb out at 5000 ft heard and felt a light 'bang.' on landing, found forward cargo door latch access cover missing.

Attributes
ACN	568530
Time
Date	200212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A310
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	568530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On climb out at approximately 5000 ft, told by ATC to turn right to first fix. In the turn, felt a light 'bang' and heard a 'banging' sound. We believed a cargo can was not secure. No other event occurred during the flight. Upon arrival at ramp, we were informed by maintenance that a piece of sheet metal from the lower forward cargo door was missing. Size was approximately 18 inches by 48 inches. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the forward cargo door outer skin latch cover panel was discovered missing on arrival, and it appears the fasteners had backed out. The reporter said the panel measuring 18 inches by 48 inches covered the cargo door lower latches, and was not part of the door structure, and no pressurization problems were encountered.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A310-200 ON CLBOUT AT 5000 FT HEARD AND FELT A LIGHT 'BANG.' ON LNDG, FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR LATCH ACCESS COVER MISSING.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT AT APPROX 5000 FT, TOLD BY ATC TO TURN R TO FIRST FIX. IN THE TURN, FELT A LIGHT 'BANG' AND HEARD A 'BANGING' SOUND. WE BELIEVED A CARGO CAN WAS NOT SECURE. NO OTHER EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE FLT. UPON ARR AT RAMP, WE WERE INFORMED BY MAINT THAT A PIECE OF SHEET METAL FROM THE LOWER FORWARD CARGO DOOR WAS MISSING. SIZE WAS APPROX 18 INCHES BY 48 INCHES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN LATCH COVER PANEL WAS DISCOVERED MISSING ON ARR, AND IT APPEARS THE FASTENERS HAD BACKED OUT. THE RPTR SAID THE PANEL MEASURING 18 INCHES BY 48 INCHES COVERED THE CARGO DOOR LOWER LATCHES, AND WAS NOT PART OF THE DOOR STRUCTURE, AND NO PRESSURIZATION PROBS WERE ENCOUNTERED.

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.