A line mechanic reports the left wing inspection light assembly and attach panel was ingested into #...

Attributes
ACN	969013
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Ice Inspection Light
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Technician 6
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter FOD

Narrative:

I went out to a crj-200 aircraft at night to perform an overnight check inspection. I found the left wing [ice] inspection light was inoperative. I removed the panel that houses the inspection light. This panel is secured to the aircraft with quarter turn screws. I replaced the bulb inside and re-secured the panel. I checked the operation of the light; and it worked. The next morning; the panel came off and fodded the number one engine. I believe the quarter-turn screws need to be replaced with regular screws. I later found out that a fellow employee claims this panel has come off several times previously and been ingested into the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports the left Wing Inspection Light Assembly and attach panel was ingested into # 1 engine of a CRJ-200 aircraft inflight after he had replaced the light bulb. The GE CF-34 engine did not quit.

Narrative: I went out to a CRJ-200 aircraft at night to perform an Overnight Check Inspection. I found the left Wing [Ice] Inspection Light was inoperative. I removed the panel that houses the inspection light. This panel is secured to the aircraft with quarter turn screws. I replaced the bulb inside and re-secured the panel. I checked the operation of the light; and it worked. The next morning; the panel came off and fodded the Number One engine. I believe the quarter-turn screws need to be replaced with regular screws. I later found out that a fellow employee claims this panel has come off several times previously and been ingested into the engine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A line mechanic reports the left wing inspection light assembly and attach panel was ingested into # 1 engine of a crj-200 aircraft inflight after he had replaced the light bulb. The ge cf-34 engine did not quit.