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An A300 on takeoff had the left bay door depart the aircraft. Reporter states job card worked on aircraft did not require door be opened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 664973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain maintenance : technician oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jul/tue/05; I was assigned to aircraft to do a work card; which I accomplished. On jul/sat/05; I was informed that the l-hand bay door had come off on takeoff. No abnormalities per the work card were found. Gear doors were closed and not required to be open per work card.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 ON TKOF HAD THE L BAY DOOR DEPART THE ACFT. RPTR STATES JOB CARD WORKED ON ACFT DID NOT REQUIRE DOOR BE OPENED.
Narrative: ON JUL/TUE/05; I WAS ASSIGNED TO ACFT TO DO A WORK CARD; WHICH I ACCOMPLISHED. ON JUL/SAT/05; I WAS INFORMED THAT THE L-HAND BAY DOOR HAD COME OFF ON TKOF. NO ABNORMALITIES PER THE WORK CARD WERE FOUND. GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED AND NOT REQUIRED TO BE OPEN PER WORK CARD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.