B767-300 EXPERIENCES LOSS OF A PACK ACCESS DOOR INFLIGHT.

2008-02 · NASA ASRS report 783755

Date: 2008-02 · Aircraft: B767-300 and 300 ER · Phase: climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe

Synopsis

B767-300 EXPERIENCES LOSS OF A PACK ACCESS DOOR INFLIGHT.

Narrative

DURING CLB THROUGH 13000 FT ACCELERATING TO TARGET CLB SPD; A NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOISE WAS DETERMINED TO BE LOCATED AFT OF FIRST CLASS IN THE CARGO AREA OF THE ACFT. THE CAPT MADE A CALL TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO DISCUSS THE ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAPT REQUESTED THE RELIEF PLT TO CHK THE CABIN FOR ANY UNUSUAL NOISE OR VIBRATION. NONE WAS RPTED TO US. WE THEN MADE A CALL TO DISPATCH AND MAINT. THE CAPT REQUESTED INFO REGARDING CARGO COMPARTMENTS AND WRITE-UPS REGARDING CONTAINER LOCKS. WE WERE TOLD THERE WERE 2 CONTAINERS MISSING AND NO RPTED LOCK FAILURES. WE DISCUSSED THE NOISE; LOCATION AND POSSIBLE CAUSES. THERE WERE NO SECONDARY SYS FAILURES; FLUID LOSS OR VIBRATION OBSERVED OR RPTED BY ANYONE DURING FLT. WE CONCLUDED THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE TO BE A CONTAINER SHIFT WITH THE INFO AT HAND. WE MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TO LFPG. AFTER THE INITIAL CALL TO THE FLT ATTENDANT; THERE WERE NO FURTHER CALLS OR CONVERSATIONS REGARDING ANY VIBRATIONS OR UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT OR PAX DURING THE ENTIRE FLT TO LFPG. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE AT LFPG; WE WERE INFORMED OF THE MISSING PACK ACCESS DOOR. MAINT WAS INFORMED AND AN AML ENTRY WAS MADE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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