Prohibited explosives checked as regular baggage on a passenger flight.

Attributes
ACN	164836
Time
Date	199012
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	164836
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon arrival in phl, was informed by baggage handlers that a box marked, 'class 3 explosive; danger--do not load on passenger aircraft,' had been loaded in den as regular, checked passenger baggage. No hazardous material paperwork had been presented to crew. Evidently this box, which contained military ammunition, had been checked by an army sgt as regular baggage. Obviously attention to detail and dangerous goods recognition should have been trained better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROHIBITED EXPLOSIVES CHECKED AS REGULAR BAGGAGE ON A PASSENGER FLT.

Narrative: UPON ARR IN PHL, WAS INFORMED BY BAGGAGE HANDLERS THAT A BOX MARKED, 'CLASS 3 EXPLOSIVE; DANGER--DO NOT LOAD ON PAX ACFT,' HAD BEEN LOADED IN DEN AS REGULAR, CHKED PAX BAGGAGE. NO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PAPERWORK HAD BEEN PRESENTED TO CREW. EVIDENTLY THIS BOX, WHICH CONTAINED MIL AMMUNITION, HAD BEEN CHKED BY AN ARMY SGT AS REGULAR BAGGAGE. OBVIOUSLY ATTN TO DETAIL AND DANGEROUS GOODS RECOGNITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRAINED BETTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.