Ground service door fell off light transport in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	293912
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pxv
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 138 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	293912
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight departed gate on time at cvg. During descent into evv, a loud rattle sound came from the left front of the aircraft. After about 10 seconds the noise quit and the flight continued in to evv. After landing, the ground power receptacle cover was missing. This cover is closed by ground personnel after engine start. The flight crew has no way to determine if the door is closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND SVC DOOR FELL OFF LTT INFLT.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED GATE ON TIME AT CVG. DURING DSCNT INTO EVV, A LOUD RATTLE SOUND CAME FROM THE L FRONT OF THE ACFT. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE NOISE QUIT AND THE FLT CONTINUED IN TO EVV. AFTER LNDG, THE GND PWR RECEPTACLE COVER WAS MISSING. THIS COVER IS CLOSED BY GND PERSONNEL AFTER ENG START. THE FLC HAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED.

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.