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An air carrier BA32 flight crew found that maintenance personnel had not fastened the hydraulic service door properly and as a result the door was damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 399121 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We received our aircraft to begin our duty day in cmi. I observed the first officer perform the required preflight inspection using the checklist. He noticed no discrepancies and the flight continued to stl with no irregularities. Upon arrival in stl, I noticed a tendency for the aircraft to pull to the left. I wrote the discrepancy in the log and notified maintenance control. The corrective action was the replacement of both nosewheel tires. In addition to changing the tires, maintenance also svced the crew oxygen and patched a de-ice boot, while performing a bi-daily maintenance line check. After arrival in decatur, il, our postflt inspection revealed that the hydraulic service panel had come loose, lost 2 of 4 screws, and had a 1 inch crack in the door itself. There was no structural damage to the aircraft. We believe that maintenance failed to secure the access panel screws prior to our departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR BA32 FLC FOUND THAT MAINT PERSONNEL HAD NOT FASTENED THE HYD SVC DOOR PROPERLY AND AS A RESULT THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED.
Narrative: WE RECEIVED OUR ACFT TO BEGIN OUR DUTY DAY IN CMI. I OBSERVED THE FO PERFORM THE REQUIRED PREFLT INSPECTION USING THE CHKLIST. HE NOTICED NO DISCREPANCIES AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO STL WITH NO IRREGULARITIES. UPON ARR IN STL, I NOTICED A TENDENCY FOR THE ACFT TO PULL TO THE L. I WROTE THE DISCREPANCY IN THE LOG AND NOTIFIED MAINT CTL. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH NOSEWHEEL TIRES. IN ADDITION TO CHANGING THE TIRES, MAINT ALSO SVCED THE CREW OXYGEN AND PATCHED A DE-ICE BOOT, WHILE PERFORMING A BI-DAILY MAINT LINE CHK. AFTER ARR IN DECATUR, IL, OUR POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HYD SVC PANEL HAD COME LOOSE, LOST 2 OF 4 SCREWS, AND HAD A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE DOOR ITSELF. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. WE BELIEVE THAT MAINT FAILED TO SECURE THE ACCESS PANEL SCREWS PRIOR TO OUR DEP.
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.