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A beech 1900D crew reported that between takeoff and 10000 ft a passenger pointed out that the left engine nacelle left side wing leading edge ice light panel had departed the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.tracon |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 98 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1325 |
| ASRS Report | 620884 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 620706 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was acting as first officer on a revenue passenger flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1. I performed a normal preflight inspection on the aircraft and found nothing unusual. During the course of the flight, a passenger approached the flight deck to inform the captain and myself that he had seen 'a piece of metal on the left engine flapping up and down, then it fell off.' the captain visually checked the left engine nacelle and could not see anything abnormal. Also, all engine gauge indications were normal. Thinking back to that portion of my preflight inspection, I did not find anything unusual on the left engine cowling, and visual inspection of the zeus fasteners did not reveal any loose screws. A postflt inspection revealed that the left engine ice-light panel (approximately 15
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 1900D CREW RPTED THAT BTWN TKOF AND 10000 FT A PAX POINTED OUT THAT THE L ENG NACELLE L SIDE WING LEADING EDGE ICE LIGHT PANEL HAD DEPARTED THE ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS FO ON A REVENUE PAX FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1. I PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLT INSPECTION ON THE ACFT AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. DURING THE COURSE OF THE FLT, A PAX APCHED THE FLT DECK TO INFORM THE CAPT AND MYSELF THAT HE HAD SEEN 'A PIECE OF METAL ON THE L ENG FLAPPING UP AND DOWN, THEN IT FELL OFF.' THE CAPT VISUALLY CHKED THE L ENG NACELLE AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL. ALSO, ALL ENG GAUGE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THINKING BACK TO THAT PORTION OF MY PREFLT INSPECTION, I DID NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL ON THE L ENG COWLING, AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ZEUS FASTENERS DID NOT REVEAL ANY LOOSE SCREWS. A POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE L ENG ICE-LIGHT PANEL (APPROX 15
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.