Service door panel fell off an medium large transport air carrier aircraft sometime during takeoff and climb out resulting in no unusual incident during the flight.

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Attributes
ACN	253922
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb tower : ipt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	253922
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was the captain on flight from mlb to atl. When we arrived in atl a mechanic informed us that we were missing an aft lavatory service door (8 inches X 12 inches). The mechanic said flight control would call melbourne and do a runway check. A mechanic in melbourne (prior to the flight) said he had trouble closing the door, but that it was okay and he had talked to atlanta so they would check it on arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SVC DOOR PANEL FELL OFF AN MLG ACR ACFT SOMETIME DURING TKOF AND CLB OUT RESULTING IN NO UNUSUAL INCIDENT DURING THE FLT.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON FLT FROM MLB TO ATL. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ATL A MECH INFORMED US THAT WE WERE MISSING AN AFT LAVATORY SVC DOOR (8 INCHES X 12 INCHES). THE MECH SAID FLT CTL WOULD CALL MELBOURNE AND DO A RWY CHK. A MECH IN MELBOURNE (PRIOR TO THE FLT) SAID HE HAD TROUBLE CLOSING THE DOOR, BUT THAT IT WAS OKAY AND HE HAD TALKED TO ATLANTA SO THEY WOULD CHK IT ON ARR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.