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Airline ramp personnel reported smart bag with lithium ion battery attached was loaded in cargo pit because battery indicated 'dead'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1633096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201904 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During upload procedures; a smart bag that appeared to contain a lithium battery was identified. The discrepancy was reported to me and I immediately requested supervisor assistance via radio. Upon arrival; supervisor visually inspected the bag and stated that the battery was dead and directed me to load the bag onto the aircraft as is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Airline Ramp Personnel reported smart bag with Lithium Ion battery attached was loaded in cargo pit because battery indicated 'dead'.
Narrative: During upload procedures; a smart bag that appeared to contain a lithium battery was identified. The discrepancy was reported to me and I immediately requested Supervisor assistance via radio. Upon arrival; Supervisor visually inspected the bag and stated that the battery was dead and directed me to load the bag onto the aircraft as is.
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.