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Cargo agent reported two usps undeclared hazmat shipments assigned to passenger flights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1601759 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We have found two more undeclared mail parcels with lithium ion batteries during build up for aircraft X and also for [another flight]. This is a daily occurrence of finding undeclared dangerous goods in mail. This mail should not be routed to passenger airlines putting passengers and flight at risk for safety. Someone [tried] to mark off the dangerous goods label which is a safety concern as well as trying to make a piece of mail not look to be containing dangerous goods. There [was] no indication that this parcel would be containing lithium batteries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cargo Agent reported two USPS undeclared Hazmat shipments assigned to passenger flights.
Narrative: We have found two more undeclared mail parcels with lithium ion batteries during build up for Aircraft X and also for [another flight]. This is a daily occurrence of finding undeclared dangerous goods in mail. This mail should not be routed to passenger airlines putting passengers and flight at risk for safety. Someone [tried] to mark off the dangerous goods label which is a safety concern as well as trying to make a piece of mail not look to be containing dangerous goods. There [was] no indication that this parcel would be containing lithium batteries.
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.