Too much baggage in passenger compartment.

Attributes
ACN	110248
Time
Date	198903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	110248
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft came from fairfield to anc where passenger were offloaded and there was a crew change. We got on the aircraft and were absolutely shocked at all the carry on items stashed everywhere. The passenger were an instant ready unit from fort ord. They had not only the normal rifle, helmet utility belts, heavy jackets; but also many tripods and something that looked like shoulder held launchers. Almost all spaces between seats where passenger feet would go were full of stuff. Exits were piled with items. After F/a's made strong objections the captain talked to the troop commander. It was agreed a work group would come on and pull all the tripods, launchers and weapons which didn't fit under seats. These were put in forward cargo compartment and filled a 10x10' space almost waist deep. I asked our training department to reissue a bulletin to F/a's that mac flts must comply with far baggage restrictions. The answer I got back was, mac is exempt from the far's. This is exactly what the crew who originally allowed all the stuff in the cabin from ksuu were told. A few yrs ago you got the FAA mac to agree to inform mac contract carriers that far baggage restrictions apply on mac flts--think this needs to be done again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TOO MUCH BAGGAGE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

Narrative: ACFT CAME FROM FAIRFIELD TO ANC WHERE PAX WERE OFFLOADED AND THERE WAS A CREW CHANGE. WE GOT ON THE ACFT AND WERE ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED AT ALL THE CARRY ON ITEMS STASHED EVERYWHERE. THE PAX WERE AN INSTANT READY UNIT FROM FORT ORD. THEY HAD NOT ONLY THE NORMAL RIFLE, HELMET UTILITY BELTS, HEAVY JACKETS; BUT ALSO MANY TRIPODS AND SOMETHING THAT LOOKED LIKE SHOULDER HELD LAUNCHERS. ALMOST ALL SPACES BTWN SEATS WHERE PAX FEET WOULD GO WERE FULL OF STUFF. EXITS WERE PILED WITH ITEMS. AFTER F/A'S MADE STRONG OBJECTIONS THE CAPT TALKED TO THE TROOP COMMANDER. IT WAS AGREED A WORK GROUP WOULD COME ON AND PULL ALL THE TRIPODS, LAUNCHERS AND WEAPONS WHICH DIDN'T FIT UNDER SEATS. THESE WERE PUT IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND FILLED A 10X10' SPACE ALMOST WAIST DEEP. I ASKED OUR TRNING DEPT TO REISSUE A BULLETIN TO F/A'S THAT MAC FLTS MUST COMPLY WITH FAR BAGGAGE RESTRICTIONS. THE ANSWER I GOT BACK WAS, MAC IS EXEMPT FROM THE FAR'S. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CREW WHO ORIGINALLY ALLOWED ALL THE STUFF IN THE CABIN FROM KSUU WERE TOLD. A FEW YRS AGO YOU GOT THE FAA MAC TO AGREE TO INFORM MAC CONTRACT CARRIERS THAT FAR BAGGAGE RESTRICTIONS APPLY ON MAC FLTS--THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.