Hazardous cargo problem procedure not complied with.

Attributes
ACN	210706
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	observation : passenger observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	210706
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was flying over from hnl to molokai on a nonrevenue flight and would pick up a revenue flight back to hnl. We had another aircraft with a mechanical problem on mkk. So 2 of our company mechanics were flying over with me and were going to stay in mkk to repair the downed aircraft. As we made our way to the aircraft in hnl for departure I noticed they were carrying tools and some boxes. I just assumed they were parts. We boarded and departed for mkk. After landing in mkk I noticed in one of the boxes they had an aircraft battery. I was shocked that I had not noticed it earlier and that they did not inform me. It was stowed in the aft cargo area, but there was not haz-mat papers on board. More attention should be paid to cargo being brought aboard, even if it is by company employees who should know better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HAZARDOUS CARGO PROBLEM PROC NOT COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING OVER FROM HNL TO MOLOKAI ON A NONREVENUE FLT AND WOULD PICK UP A REVENUE FLT BACK TO HNL. WE HAD ANOTHER ACFT WITH A MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON MKK. SO 2 OF OUR COMPANY MECHS WERE FLYING OVER WITH ME AND WERE GOING TO STAY IN MKK TO REPAIR THE DOWNED ACFT. AS WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE ACFT IN HNL FOR DEP I NOTICED THEY WERE CARRYING TOOLS AND SOME BOXES. I JUST ASSUMED THEY WERE PARTS. WE BOARDED AND DEPARTED FOR MKK. AFTER LNDG IN MKK I NOTICED IN ONE OF THE BOXES THEY HAD AN ACFT BATTERY. I WAS SHOCKED THAT I HAD NOT NOTICED IT EARLIER AND THAT THEY DID NOT INFORM ME. IT WAS STOWED IN THE AFT CARGO AREA, BUT THERE WAS NOT HAZ-MAT PAPERS ON BOARD. MORE ATTN SHOULD BE PAID TO CARGO BEING BROUGHT ABOARD, EVEN IF IT IS BY COMPANY EMPLOYEES WHO SHOULD KNOW 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.