B767 captain reports second incident in 2 months of a wing panel missing after being delivered to gate from heavy maintenance.

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Attributes
ACN	671098
Time
Date	200509
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 249 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	671098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer returns from walkaround and tells me there is a panel missing off leading edge of wing root on right side. Said he had talked to mechanic and aircraft had come from hangar and had been cleared. I called maintenance and asked for a lead mechanic to meet me at aircraft. He advised me that 3 people had walked around aircraft prior to my first officer. This is the second time in 2 months this has happened; ie; aircraft coming from hangar and being cleared with panel missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CAPT RPTS SECOND INCIDENT IN 2 MONTHS OF A WING PANEL MISSING AFTER BEING DELIVERED TO GATE FROM HVY MAINT.

Narrative: FO RETURNS FROM WALKAROUND AND TELLS ME THERE IS A PANEL MISSING OFF LEADING EDGE OF WING ROOT ON R SIDE. SAID HE HAD TALKED TO MECH AND ACFT HAD COME FROM HANGAR AND HAD BEEN CLRED. I CALLED MAINT AND ASKED FOR A LEAD MECH TO MEET ME AT ACFT. HE ADVISED ME THAT 3 PEOPLE HAD WALKED AROUND ACFT PRIOR TO MY FO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED; IE; ACFT COMING FROM HANGAR AND BEING CLRED WITH PANEL MISSING.

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.