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Air carrier maintenance technician reported hazmat aircraft parts were incorrectly packaged and shipped following an aircraft field service repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1593470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation |
Narrative:
Myself and another mechanic working [aircraft] removed and replaced an actuator; valve; and FMC. The parts removed were drained of any residue fuel and boxed up to be given to stores for transportation. On [date]; the parts were given to ramp workers and they were notified that they were fuel parts. They asked if the parts were to be sent back to ZZZ1 and we said yes. They were loaded into the forward cargo bay along with our tools. The plane flew a ferry flight back to ZZZ1 for reposition. Due to not being aware of the procedures manual regarding shipping hazmat items and not being aware of handling the situation at the moment. Verify with [maintenance control] or consulate with procedures manual on proper handling of fuel related items.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Maintenance Technician reported Hazmat aircraft parts were incorrectly packaged and shipped following an aircraft field service repair.
Narrative: Myself and another mechanic working [aircraft] removed and replaced an actuator; valve; and FMC. The parts removed were drained of any residue fuel and boxed up to be given to stores for transportation. On [date]; the parts were given to ramp workers and they were notified that they were fuel parts. They asked if the parts were to be sent back to ZZZ1 and we said yes. They were loaded into the forward cargo bay along with our tools. The plane flew a ferry flight back to ZZZ1 for reposition. Due to not being aware of the procedures manual regarding shipping HAZMAT items and not being aware of handling the situation at the moment. Verify with [Maintenance Control] or consulate with procedures manual on proper handling of fuel related items.
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.