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Sulfuric acid containers used in conjunction with aircraft batteries are packaged similarly to containers of aircraft oil. Notice of contents is in too small a print for safe identify.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orl |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 199854 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Battery acid for aircraft batteries sold by XXX battery company is now being packaged in containers which are identical to the containers aviation oil (and automotive oil too) is supplied in. The containers are marked in very small print with the words þsulfuric acidþ. I have reported this problem to my local FSDO (#15 in orlando, fl) who have advised FAA southern region. I have talked with the director of marketing to express my concern that unless the packages are marked more clearly with the word þacidþ, someone is going to pour battery acid into an aircraft engine. Thought it should be reported to you.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SULFURIC ACID CONTAINERS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ACFT BATTERIES ARE PACKAGED SIMILARLY TO CONTAINERS OF ACFT OIL. NOTICE OF CONTENTS IS IN TOO SMALL A PRINT FOR SAFE IDENT.
Narrative: BATTERY ACID FOR ACFT BATTERIES SOLD BY XXX BATTERY COMPANY IS NOW BEING PACKAGED IN CONTAINERS WHICH ARE IDENTICAL TO THE CONTAINERS AVIATION OIL (AND AUTOMOTIVE OIL TOO) IS SUPPLIED IN. THE CONTAINERS ARE MARKED IN VERY SMALL PRINT WITH THE WORDS þSULFURIC ACIDþ. I HAVE RPTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LCL FSDO (#15 IN ORLANDO, FL) WHO HAVE ADVISED FAA SOUTHERN REGION. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN THAT UNLESS THE PACKAGES ARE MARKED MORE CLRLY WITH THE WORD þACIDþ, SOMEONE IS GOING TO POUR BATTERY ACID INTO AN ACFT ENG. THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE RPTED TO YOU.
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.