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Air carrier first officer reported an APU drain mast/hydraulic reservoir vent was discovered missing by ground crew after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1764536 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU Pneumatic System & Ducting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
APU drain mast/hydraulic reservoir vent discovered missing after engine shutdown at gate by ground crew. Upon further discovery a puncture was found in the access panel which houses the mast. No antenna was found on runway or taxiway used at ZZZ1 by airport personnel. Captain accomplished preflight walk around at departure airport. No significant defects were noted at that time. No items were noted during preflight walk around in ZZZ. It had been over 5 months since captain had accomplished a walk around.captain will leave walk around inspections to first officer position in the future unless operational considerations dictate otherwise as captain doesn't recall seeing any damage to the aforementioned area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reported an APU drain mast/hydraulic reservoir vent was discovered missing by ground crew after landing.
Narrative: APU drain mast/hydraulic reservoir vent discovered missing after engine shutdown at gate by ground crew. Upon further discovery a puncture was found in the access panel which houses the mast. No antenna was found on runway or taxiway used at ZZZ1 by airport personnel. Captain accomplished preflight walk around at departure airport. No significant defects were noted at that time. No items were noted during preflight walk around in ZZZ. It had been over 5 months since Captain had accomplished a walk around.Captain will leave walk around inspections to First Officer position in the future unless operational considerations dictate otherwise as Captain doesn't recall seeing any damage to the aforementioned area.
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.