B737-200 incurs damage in-flight after refueling panel is left open.

Attributes
ACN	690999
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Rain Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
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
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	690999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Refueling panel left open after refueling in ZZZ. This fact was not spotted by anyone until a baggage handler in ZZZ1 saw it during taxi in. WX conditions were heavy rain at both airports. Damage to door and hinge deferred. Fueling in ZZZ began late due to suspension of fueling due to lightning strikes near airport. Textbook rush job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 INCURS DAMAGE INFLT AFTER REFUELING PANEL IS LEFT OPEN.

Narrative: REFUELING PANEL LEFT OPEN AFTER REFUELING IN ZZZ. THIS FACT WAS NOT SPOTTED BY ANYONE UNTIL A BAGGAGE HANDLER IN ZZZ1 SAW IT DURING TAXI IN. WX CONDITIONS WERE HVY RAIN AT BOTH ARPTS. DAMAGE TO DOOR AND HINGE DEFERRED. FUELING IN ZZZ BEGAN LATE DUE TO SUSPENSION OF FUELING DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKES NEAR ARPT. TEXTBOOK RUSH JOB.

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.