An md super 80 arrived at terminal with the left APU service panel access door missing.

Attributes
ACN	387742
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	387742
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	387565
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On arrival at dfw the ground crew brought to my attention that an access panel had apparently come loose some time during our flight to dfw. It was an APU access panel of which a section was missing. First officer did walkaround and noted nothing unusual. Aircraft flew normally and no unusual noise or vibration was reported by the flight attendant in the back. I advised dfw chief pilot by phone at approximately XX50 and he advised filing a report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 ARRIVED AT TERMINAL WITH THE L APU SVC PANEL ACCESS DOOR MISSING.

Narrative: ON ARR AT DFW THE GND CREW BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT AN ACCESS PANEL HAD APPARENTLY COME LOOSE SOME TIME DURING OUR FLT TO DFW. IT WAS AN APU ACCESS PANEL OF WHICH A SECTION WAS MISSING. FO DID WALKAROUND AND NOTED NOTHING UNUSUAL. ACFT FLEW NORMALLY AND NO UNUSUAL NOISE OR VIBRATION WAS RPTED BY THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE BACK. I ADVISED DFW CHIEF PLT BY PHONE AT APPROX XX50 AND HE ADVISED FILING A RPT.

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.