<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1291789, August 2015

SF340 first officer is informed by the flight attendant that a panel has departed the top of the right engine during takeoff. The first officer determines that indeed the door is missing and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	1291789
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Service/Access Door
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Upon departing; at about 300 feet AGL the flight attendant call light lit up and being in a critical phase of flight we ignored it. At 1;000 feet AGL we answered and were informed that part of an engine cover was gone. Upon looking out my side window I saw that the upper left door of the right engine cowling was gone and informed the captain and completed the climb checklist. We then informed ATC that we needed to return for landing. We informed ATC that part of our engine cowling was missing. After running the approach and before landing checklists we made a normal landing. After exiting the runway we determined that no other damage had occurred and returned to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 First Officer is informed by the Flight Attendant that a panel has departed the top of the right engine during takeoff. The First Officer determines that indeed the door is missing and the flight returns to the departure airport.

Narrative: Upon departing; at about 300 feet AGL the FA call light lit up and being in a critical phase of flight we ignored it. At 1;000 feet AGL we answered and were informed that part of an engine cover was gone. Upon looking out my side window I saw that the upper left door of the right engine cowling was gone and informed the Captain and completed the climb checklist. We then informed ATC that we needed to return for landing. We informed ATC that part of our engine cowling was missing. After running the approach and before landing checklists we made a normal landing. After exiting the runway we determined that no other damage had occurred and returned to the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.