<< >> NASA ASRS Report 976486, October 2011

A gate operations ramp employee reports finding the forward latching clip not secured on the external ground power (gpu) door of a crj-200 aircraft upon arrival - only the aft clip held the door on. Reporter also notes the gpu door could have broken loose from the aircraft and flown back into the engine.

Attributes
ACN	976486
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuselage Panel
Person 1
Function	Ramp
Qualification	Other Gate Operations
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Upon arrival; I noticed the forward clip on the external ground power (gpu) door of the crj-200 aircraft was not secured. However; the door was secured by the aft clip of the gpu door. After further inspection I was able to tell the clip was [already] broken upon arrival. It appears that the aircraft left [departure station] with forward clip unsecured and damaged. Maintenance came to check clip and confirmed the spring was broken in the clip. I am not sure why the broken clip was not reported in [departure station]. However; the door could have broken loose from the aircraft and flown back into the engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Gate Operations Ramp employee reports finding the forward latching clip not secured on the External Ground Power (GPU) door of a CRJ-200 aircraft upon arrival - only the aft clip held the door on. Reporter also notes the GPU door could have broken loose from the aircraft and flown back into the engine.

Narrative: Upon arrival; I noticed the forward clip on the External Ground Power (GPU) door of the CRJ-200 aircraft was not secured. However; the door was secured by the aft clip of the GPU door. After further inspection I was able to tell the clip was [already] broken upon arrival. It appears that the aircraft left [departure station] with forward clip unsecured and damaged. Maintenance came to check clip and confirmed the spring was broken in the clip. I am not sure why the broken clip was not reported in [departure station]. However; the door could have broken loose from the aircraft and flown back into the engine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.