B727 landing gear door panel had hole in it.

Attributes
ACN	428550
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ril.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	428550
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : cgp4
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The gate agent informed us the aircraft we arrived in yesterday had to be ferried to atl due to a panel on the landing gear door having a hole in it. Having examined a picture of the damage we were unable to tell if it was caused by a bird strike or ground incident. On the flight from atl to ric, the aircraft flew normally and we didn't hit any birds we knew of.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 LNDG GEAR DOOR PANEL HAD HOLE IN IT.

Narrative: THE GATE AGENT INFORMED US THE ACFT WE ARRIVED IN YESTERDAY HAD TO BE FERRIED TO ATL DUE TO A PANEL ON THE LNDG GEAR DOOR HAVING A HOLE IN IT. HAVING EXAMINED A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE WE WERE UNABLE TO TELL IF IT WAS CAUSED BY A BIRD STRIKE OR GND INCIDENT. ON THE FLT FROM ATL TO RIC, THE ACFT FLEW NORMALLY AND WE DIDN'T HIT ANY BIRDS WE KNEW OF.

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.