A B737-300 was dispatched with the fueling panel door unlatched. Door incurred damage.

Attributes
ACN	692077
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	692077
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While fueling aircraft; I was having trouble keeping pressure on the fuel line and kept going from the refueling panel to the fuel pump to adjust the pressure and as I was finishing fueling; the relief valve opened on the fueling pump and I was distraction. I had thought I closed the refueling panel after fueling the aircraft but after the distrs of the fueling pump I got out of sequence with my normal fuel procedure. Both I and the ramp individual that cleared me on pushback did not notice the door open. I found out about the door being damaged from my supervisor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE FUELING PANEL DOOR UNLATCHED. DOOR INCURRED DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE FUELING ACFT; I WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE FUEL LINE AND KEPT GOING FROM THE REFUELING PANEL TO THE FUEL PUMP TO ADJUST THE PRESSURE AND AS I WAS FINISHING FUELING; THE RELIEF VALVE OPENED ON THE FUELING PUMP AND I WAS DISTR. I HAD THOUGHT I CLOSED THE REFUELING PANEL AFTER FUELING THE ACFT BUT AFTER THE DISTRS OF THE FUELING PUMP I GOT OUT OF SEQUENCE WITH MY NORMAL FUEL PROC. BOTH I AND THE RAMP INDIVIDUAL THAT CLRED ME ON PUSHBACK DID NOT NOTICE THE DOOR OPEN. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE DOOR BEING DAMAGED FROM MY SUPVR.

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.