EMB145 flight crew has inspection panel on aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	719580
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cae.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : post flight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	719580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	719579
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Postflt inspection in pns revealed that the panel located on the bottom of the fuselage just aft of the main landing gear had become lodged diagonally and mostly vertically into the fuselage opening that it is supposed to cover; presumably while in-flight. Lower fuselage panel was not reinstalled properly after maintenance performed in that compartment. This condition was not detected during the preflight inspection as per aom.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLT CREW HAS INSPECTION PANEL ON ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: POSTFLT INSPECTION IN PNS REVEALED THAT THE PANEL LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD BECOME LODGED DIAGONALLY AND MOSTLY VERTICALLY INTO THE FUSELAGE OPENING THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO COVER; PRESUMABLY WHILE INFLT. LOWER FUSELAGE PANEL WAS NOT REINSTALLED PROPERLY AFTER MAINT PERFORMED IN THAT COMPARTMENT. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT DETECTED DURING THE PREFLT INSPECTION AS PER AOM.

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.