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B727 crew had the right main gear door depart the aircraft in-flight after maintenance was accomplished in the wheel well area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569188 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bna.vortac |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2520 |
| ASRS Report | 569188 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 497 |
| ASRS Report | 569205 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
This was aircraft's first flight coming from the maintenance hangar. Work had been completed on aircraft APU and associated wheel well area. Upon leveling off, as airspeed increased, slight rumble was felt on aircraft. All indications showed normal. As descent was begun and airspeed increased, a slight bump was felt and rumble ceased. During postflt inspection, right main landing gear flying door was missing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CREW HAD THE R MAIN GEAR DOOR DEPART THE ACFT INFLT AFTER MAINT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA.
Narrative: THIS WAS ACFT'S FIRST FLT COMING FROM THE MAINT HANGAR. WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON ACFT APU AND ASSOCIATED WHEEL WELL AREA. UPON LEVELING OFF, AS AIRSPD INCREASED, SLIGHT RUMBLE WAS FELT ON ACFT. ALL INDICATIONS SHOWED NORMAL. AS DSCNT WAS BEGUN AND AIRSPD INCREASED, A SLIGHT BUMP WAS FELT AND RUMBLE CEASED. DURING POSTFLT INSPECTION, R MAIN LNDG GEAR FLYING DOOR WAS MISSING.
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.