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At the termination of the day's sequence of flts an access panel was missing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300006 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 300006 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
It was a very stormy day and I had to fly several legs in moderate turbulence with arrs and departures in very gusty conditions. Winds at the surface reached 30 plus KTS. After the final landing at oak it was noticed that the access panel for the air filter on the left side of the engine cowling was missing. The panel measured approximately 8 X 12 inches. It was impossible to determine when that piece had separated from the aircraft. All the stops lasted 5 mins or less and the missing panel was on the opposite side of the crew door. The panel was in place during the preflight before the first leg. Notes: route of flight was oakland, ca, modesto, merced, fresno, chandler, oakland. Altitudes flown were between 2000 ft and 8000 ft. Time was between XA00 am to XA00 pm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT THE TERMINATION OF THE DAY'S SEQUENCE OF FLTS AN ACCESS PANEL WAS MISSING.
Narrative: IT WAS A VERY STORMY DAY AND I HAD TO FLY SEVERAL LEGS IN MODERATE TURB WITH ARRS AND DEPS IN VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS. WINDS AT THE SURFACE REACHED 30 PLUS KTS. AFTER THE FINAL LNDG AT OAK IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ACCESS PANEL FOR THE AIR FILTER ON THE L SIDE OF THE ENG COWLING WAS MISSING. THE PANEL MEASURED APPROX 8 X 12 INCHES. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THAT PIECE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. ALL THE STOPS LASTED 5 MINS OR LESS AND THE MISSING PANEL WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CREW DOOR. THE PANEL WAS IN PLACE DURING THE PREFLT BEFORE THE FIRST LEG. NOTES: ROUTE OF FLT WAS OAKLAND, CA, MODESTO, MERCED, FRESNO, CHANDLER, OAKLAND. ALTS FLOWN WERE BTWN 2000 FT AND 8000 FT. TIME WAS BTWN XA00 AM TO XA00 PM.
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.