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The crew reported that the 9G net was not properly secured before block out on this md-11 freighter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1288494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Upon entering the smoke curtain on arrival; the ramp team discovered that the load team didn't secure the 9G net. The load team has the primary duty to secure the net; however; I didn't discover this prior to blocking out either. Several factors contributed to not catching their mistake. We had no accessible directional gyro on board which requires me to go aft of the net to check it and I usually verify them closing the net when I am in that process. Also; the inaccessible dg paperwork was not in order and I had to get the ramp agent to straighten it out. The load process was running late and when we finally received the final; I went aft and they had already sealed the smoke curtain. I should have required them to open the curtain and verified that the net was secured.I will verify in the future that the net is closed - period. Also; I feel that the load team could used some feedback/additional training on the importance of closing that net and making sure the cargo is secured. Nothing happened this time; but this had the potential to cause damage to the aircraft or injury to personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The crew reported that the 9G net was not properly secured before block out on this MD-11 freighter.
Narrative: Upon entering the smoke curtain on arrival; the ramp team discovered that the load team didn't secure the 9G net. The load team has the primary duty to secure the net; however; I didn't discover this prior to blocking out either. Several factors contributed to not catching their mistake. We had no accessible Directional Gyro on board which requires me to go aft of the net to check it and I usually verify them closing the net when I am in that process. Also; the inaccessible DG paperwork was not in order and I had to get the Ramp agent to straighten it out. The load process was running late and when we finally received the final; I went aft and they had already sealed the smoke curtain. I should have required them to open the curtain and verified that the net was secured.I will verify in the future that the net is closed - period. Also; I feel that the load team could used some feedback/additional training on the importance of closing that net and making sure the cargo is secured. Nothing happened this time; but this had the potential to cause damage to the aircraft or injury to personnel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.