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MD11 captain is informed by the relief first officer that a pallet of lithium batteries has been double stacked in violation of labeling and procedures. The pallet was just being loaded on their aircraft but had already flown a great distance. The batteries were not on the hazmat form either and were left behind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1117104 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at the aircraft we noticed a pallet that had been double stacked and the bottom row had 'do not double stack' stickers all along the bottom row. Rfo noticed lithium batteries were on the bottom row. I learned from ramp agent the pallet and two others were a trans load. I told them we could not accept the pallet in current form; they decided to bump the pallet and we took a picture of it. We later learned the lithium batteries were not listed on the original part a as miscellaneous hazmat. I then asked the ramp agent to check the other two pallets for any other undeclared hazmat; the two pallets were ok. The pallet was removed but it weighed 7;000 lbs. Not all of the weight was lithium batteries but enough to cause a severe fire. I suspect the people who built the pallet. Better supervision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD11 Captain is informed by the Relief First Officer that a pallet of Lithium Batteries has been double stacked in violation of labeling and procedures. The pallet was just being loaded on their aircraft but had already flown a great distance. The batteries were not on the hazmat form either and were left behind.
Narrative: Upon arrival at the aircraft we noticed a pallet that had been double stacked and the bottom row had 'Do not double stack' stickers all along the bottom row. RFO noticed Lithium batteries were on the bottom row. I learned from ramp agent the pallet and two others were a trans load. I told them we could not accept the pallet in current form; they decided to bump the pallet and we took a picture of it. We later learned the Lithium batteries were not listed on the original Part A as Miscellaneous Hazmat. I then asked the ramp agent to check the other two pallets for any other undeclared hazmat; the two pallets were OK. The pallet was removed but it weighed 7;000 lbs. Not all of the weight was Lithium batteries but enough to cause a severe fire. I suspect the people who built the pallet. Better supervision.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.