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A321 captain reported airborne dispatch notification of passenger cargo bag containing unconnected lithium battery onboard belonging to a passenger who did not board flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1668058 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During en-route; we got a message from [dispatch] advising us that a passenger who did not make the flight had checked a bag that made our flight with a lithium battery. Upon further investigation with cargo supervisor; we found out that it was a small 20 volt 2.0 amp 40 watts per hr spare not attached to the drilling tool. I spoke with [the dispatcher] and asked him to speak with his supervisor as well as chief pilot to seek their recommendation since we were overweight and had to [request priority handling] that could have created a bigger issue. I agreed with them and made a decision to continue to [the destination].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported airborne Dispatch notification of passenger cargo bag containing unconnected Lithium Battery onboard belonging to a passenger who did not board flight.
Narrative: During en-route; we got a message from [Dispatch] advising us that a passenger who did not make the flight had checked a bag that made our flight with a Lithium Battery. Upon further investigation with Cargo Supervisor; we found out that it was a small 20 volt 2.0 amp 40 watts per hr spare not attached to the drilling tool. I spoke with [the Dispatcher] and asked him to speak with his Supervisor as well as Chief Pilot to seek their recommendation since we were overweight and had to [request priority handling] that could have created a bigger issue. I agreed with them and made a decision to continue to [the destination].
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.