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A passenger reported to a B737-500 crew that an engine cowling panel separated on the runway at touchdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 654345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 654345 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other ground encounters : fod other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at the gate; a passenger told us that a panel on the #2 engine cowling had come off during landing. I inspected and the nacelle access panel on top of the #2 engine pylon was missing. We immediately notified ground control and I contacted maintenance. Local maintenance came out. The panel was found on the runway and returned. The mechanic said there was no other damage and reinstalled panel. On subsequent landing in ZZZ; another passenger notified us that the panel appeared loose and we notified ZZZ maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX RPTED TO A B737-500 CREW THAT AN ENG COWLING PANEL SEPARATED ON THE RWY AT TOUCHDOWN.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT THE GATE; A PAX TOLD US THAT A PANEL ON THE #2 ENG COWLING HAD COME OFF DURING LNDG. I INSPECTED AND THE NACELLE ACCESS PANEL ON TOP OF THE #2 ENG PYLON WAS MISSING. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED GND CTL AND I CONTACTED MAINT. LCL MAINT CAME OUT. THE PANEL WAS FOUND ON THE RWY AND RETURNED. THE MECH SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE AND REINSTALLED PANEL. ON SUBSEQUENT LNDG IN ZZZ; ANOTHER PAX NOTIFIED US THAT THE PANEL APPEARED LOOSE AND WE NOTIFIED ZZZ MAINT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.