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A B737-800 first officer reports a fuselage panel was found missing on arrival. Location of panel on fuselage not reported.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 615066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1325 |
| ASRS Report | 615066 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Chief pilot called me on a layover to inform me that the aircraft we left in slc earlier had a missing panel. This was a screw down panel -- no access fasteners. The threaded part of the screws were still in the holes, but the screw heads and the panel were missing. We flew the aircraft for 3 legs with a layover. I did the preflts in ZZZ2 and ZZZ1 and a postflt in ZZZ. The captain did the preflight the next day in ZZZ. The panel was discovered missing by the next crew in ZZZ1. Neither the captain nor I noticed anything unusual on our aircraft inspections.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 FO RPTS A FUSELAGE PANEL WAS FOUND MISSING ON ARR. LOCATION OF PANEL ON FUSELAGE NOT RPTED.
Narrative: CHIEF PLT CALLED ME ON A LAYOVER TO INFORM ME THAT THE ACFT WE LEFT IN SLC EARLIER HAD A MISSING PANEL. THIS WAS A SCREW DOWN PANEL -- NO ACCESS FASTENERS. THE THREADED PART OF THE SCREWS WERE STILL IN THE HOLES, BUT THE SCREW HEADS AND THE PANEL WERE MISSING. WE FLEW THE ACFT FOR 3 LEGS WITH A LAYOVER. I DID THE PREFLTS IN ZZZ2 AND ZZZ1 AND A POSTFLT IN ZZZ. THE CAPT DID THE PREFLT THE NEXT DAY IN ZZZ. THE PANEL WAS DISCOVERED MISSING BY THE NEXT CREW IN ZZZ1. NEITHER THE CAPT NOR I NOTICED ANYTHING UNUSUAL ON OUR ACFT INSPECTIONS.
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.