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Oil service door blows off air carrier medium large transport flight acy-buf. Aircraft had been svced that day in acy and crew failed to note that the door was left open. The next day the PIC again failed to note the condition of the service door in buf, that it was gone, only to be found in atlantic city that am.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : acy |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 18600 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 371342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
An oil service door was found on the runway at acy the morning of jun/AC/97. The door was off of the aircraft which we had for flight xxz acy-buf the night of jun/ab/97. Our flight was fueled with oil svced after I had completed the preflight about 30 mins before departure. I preflted the airplane the following morning for flight xyz on jun/AC/97 buf-acy. On my walkaround I always focus on checking the engine inlets and cowling areas for security and damage. The #2 engine oil service door is on the inside cowling up high towards the engine pylon area. Obviously I failed to notice that the oil service door was missing and take full blame for the oversight. I personally believe the door was left open after servicing and was blown off during the takeoff roll.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OIL SVC DOOR BLOWS OFF ACR MLG FLT ACY-BUF. ACFT HAD BEEN SVCED THAT DAY IN ACY AND CREW FAILED TO NOTE THAT THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN. THE NEXT DAY THE PIC AGAIN FAILED TO NOTE THE CONDITION OF THE SVC DOOR IN BUF, THAT IT WAS GONE, ONLY TO BE FOUND IN ATLANTIC CITY THAT AM.
Narrative: AN OIL SVC DOOR WAS FOUND ON THE RWY AT ACY THE MORNING OF JUN/AC/97. THE DOOR WAS OFF OF THE ACFT WHICH WE HAD FOR FLT XXZ ACY-BUF THE NIGHT OF JUN/AB/97. OUR FLT WAS FUELED WITH OIL SVCED AFTER I HAD COMPLETED THE PREFLT ABOUT 30 MINS BEFORE DEP. I PREFLTED THE AIRPLANE THE FOLLOWING MORNING FOR FLT XYZ ON JUN/AC/97 BUF-ACY. ON MY WALKAROUND I ALWAYS FOCUS ON CHKING THE ENG INLETS AND COWLING AREAS FOR SECURITY AND DAMAGE. THE #2 ENG OIL SVC DOOR IS ON THE INSIDE COWLING UP HIGH TOWARDS THE ENG PYLON AREA. OBVIOUSLY I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE OIL SVC DOOR WAS MISSING AND TAKE FULL BLAME FOR THE OVERSIGHT. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN AFTER SVCING AND WAS BLOWN OFF DURING THE TKOF ROLL.
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.