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An embraer 135 captain reports operating the airplane with a large panel missing on the aft right side. Deferred per the cdl. No vibrations, noises or flight control sensations or forces noted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 612324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I flew aircraft from lga to ZZZ and back on jan/xx/04. Flts XXXX and XXXX respectively. Prior to this flight, a large panel was missing from the aircraft on the aft right side. However, this missing panel was allowed under the cdl, and thus I had no reasonable cause to refuse to fly the aircraft. No abnormal vibrations, noises, or flight control sensations or forces were noted during either flight. This aircraft was involved in major rudder control failure about 1 week later. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the report was submitted to record the fact that no abnormal vibrations, noises, or flight control sensations or forces were noted. The reporter said this aircraft was involved in major rudder control failure about 1 week later. The reporter stated it's really a cover your back side report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 135 CAPT RPTS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE WITH A LARGE PANEL MISSING ON THE AFT R SIDE. DEFERRED PER THE CDL. NO VIBRATIONS, NOISES OR FLT CTL SENSATIONS OR FORCES NOTED.
Narrative: I FLEW ACFT FROM LGA TO ZZZ AND BACK ON JAN/XX/04. FLTS XXXX AND XXXX RESPECTIVELY. PRIOR TO THIS FLT, A LARGE PANEL WAS MISSING FROM THE ACFT ON THE AFT R SIDE. HOWEVER, THIS MISSING PANEL WAS ALLOWED UNDER THE CDL, AND THUS I HAD NO REASONABLE CAUSE TO REFUSE TO FLY THE ACFT. NO ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS, NOISES, OR FLT CTL SENSATIONS OR FORCES WERE NOTED DURING EITHER FLT. THIS ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN MAJOR RUDDER CTL FAILURE ABOUT 1 WK LATER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE RPT WAS SUBMITTED TO RECORD THE FACT THAT NO ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS, NOISES, OR FLT CTL SENSATIONS OR FORCES WERE NOTED. THE RPTR SAID THIS ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN MAJOR RUDDER CTL FAILURE ABOUT 1 WK LATER. THE RPTR STATED IT'S REALLY A COVER YOUR BACK SIDE RPT.
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.