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A B737-300 had an underwing boost pump cover panel depart the aircraft in-flight on first trip after fuel pump placard change order accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After installing fuel pump new placards on aircraft, it was discovered the next afternoon that 1 boost pump panel blew off the aircraft in-flight. The panels were checked several times before I was satisfied that it was installed. Secured panel found missing on preflight of flight on or before XA30 hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 HAD AN UNDERWING BOOST PUMP COVER PANEL DEPART THE ACFT INFLT ON FIRST TRIP AFTER FUEL PUMP PLACARD CHANGE ORDER ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: AFTER INSTALLING FUEL PUMP NEW PLACARDS ON ACFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT AFTERNOON THAT 1 BOOST PUMP PANEL BLEW OFF THE ACFT INFLT. THE PANELS WERE CHKED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS SATISFIED THAT IT WAS INSTALLED. SECURED PANEL FOUND MISSING ON PREFLT OF FLT ON OR BEFORE XA30 HRS.
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.