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Postflt inspection of a beech airliner 1900, BE02, revealed that the left inside engine cowling had popped open. The cowling was properly closed for the subsequent flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 427899 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 219 flight time total : 3196 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 427908 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was flying the first leg for my upgrade check ride from plattsburgh, ny, to saranac lake, ny. Preflight of the aircraft showed no discrepancies. After landing in saranac lake, I switched with my flight partner, a postflt inspection was completed by the check airmen and I rode in the back of the plane from saranac lake to albany. Upon landing in albany a postflt inspection showed the left engine cowling on the inboard side popped open. At no other time was it noticed the cowling was unlocked. All inspections prior to landing in albany showed the cowling was locked and secured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POSTFLT INSPECTION OF A BEECH AIRLINER 1900, BE02, REVEALED THAT THE L INSIDE ENG COWLING HAD POPPED OPEN. THE COWLING WAS PROPERLY CLOSED FOR THE SUBSEQUENT FLT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE FIRST LEG FOR MY UPGRADE CHK RIDE FROM PLATTSBURGH, NY, TO SARANAC LAKE, NY. PREFLT OF THE ACFT SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES. AFTER LNDG IN SARANAC LAKE, I SWITCHED WITH MY FLT PARTNER, A POSTFLT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY THE CHK AIRMEN AND I RODE IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE FROM SARANAC LAKE TO ALBANY. UPON LNDG IN ALBANY A POSTFLT INSPECTION SHOWED THE L ENG COWLING ON THE INBOARD SIDE POPPED OPEN. AT NO OTHER TIME WAS IT NOTICED THE COWLING WAS UNLOCKED. ALL INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO LNDG IN ALBANY SHOWED THE COWLING WAS LOCKED AND SECURED.
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.