What was found
THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING AN EUROPEAN OPERATION AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SAFETY OCCURRENCE NOTIFICATION REFERENCED 18-2021FR BY THE OPERATOR DESCRIPTION: “AT THE END OF THE LANDING PHASE, A FEW MINUTES BEFORE PASSING THE IAF, WE NOTICED A HISSING NOISE AND SUDDEN UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE SETTINGS AND PERFORMING AN ENGINE CONTROLS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS TEST, WE DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER DEFECT. AFTER DECELERATING AND SETTING UP THE CONFIGURATION APPROACH, WE NOTICED THAT THE PHENOMENON DECREASED, AND WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING OPERATION. ONCE WE LANDED, WE NOTICED THAT THE INSPECTION HATCH AT THE FRONT LEFT OF THE CARGO POD WAS MISSING. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, WE DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT.