E145 another air carrier pilot said the left main gear door appeared to be loose.

Attributes
ACN	631952
Time
Date	200409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	631952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	631866
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Left main gear door found loose. I arrived at gate approximately 35 mins prior to scheduled departure time and checked in with gate agent. I then proceeded to aircraft XXX and commenced preflight. I did not see anything abnormal on the detailed walkaround inspection. I proceeded to cockpit and commenced all checklist procedure with captain at approximately 20 mins prior to departure. We departed gate. While taxiing, an air carrier Y crew reported that our left main gear door appeared to be loose. We taxied back to gate for maintenance inspection. Ord maintenance found left main gear door to in fact not be totally attached, and took the aircraft OTS for further inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 ANOTHER ACR PLT SAID THE L MAIN GEAR DOOR APPEARED TO BE LOOSE.

Narrative: L MAIN GEAR DOOR FOUND LOOSE. I ARRIVED AT GATE APPROX 35 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP TIME AND CHKED IN WITH GATE AGENT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO ACFT XXX AND COMMENCED PREFLT. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL ON THE DETAILED WALKAROUND INSPECTION. I PROCEEDED TO COCKPIT AND COMMENCED ALL CHKLIST PROC WITH CAPT AT APPROX 20 MINS PRIOR TO DEP. WE DEPARTED GATE. WHILE TAXIING, AN ACR Y CREW RPTED THAT OUR L MAIN GEAR DOOR APPEARED TO BE LOOSE. WE TAXIED BACK TO GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION. ORD MAINT FOUND L MAIN GEAR DOOR TO IN FACT NOT BE TOTALLY ATTACHED, AND TOOK THE ACFT OTS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

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.