B-727 drops #3 blow out panel off aircraft somewhere between sarasota, fl, and dfw, tx.

Attributes
ACN	269066
Time
Date	199404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4160 flight time type : 2660
ASRS Report	269066
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2460
ASRS Report	269065
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On preflight at srq, I discovered a blow out panel on #3 engine cracked open 1/2 inch. Ground personnel at srq reset panel to flush. Atl maintenance was called and a maintenance man from a srq FBO was called. The FBO maintenance man verified that the panel was flush and we departed srq. On arrival at dfw, the panel was missing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-727 DROPS #3 BLOW OUT PANEL OFF ACFT SOMEWHERE BTWN SARASOTA, FL, AND DFW, TX.

Narrative: ON PREFLT AT SRQ, I DISCOVERED A BLOW OUT PANEL ON #3 ENG CRACKED OPEN 1/2 INCH. GND PERSONNEL AT SRQ RESET PANEL TO FLUSH. ATL MAINT WAS CALLED AND A MAINT MAN FROM A SRQ FBO WAS CALLED. THE FBO MAINT MAN VERIFIED THAT THE PANEL WAS FLUSH AND WE DEPARTED SRQ. ON ARR AT DFW, THE PANEL WAS MISSING.

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.