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A DC8-70 in cruise at FL350 with moderate to severe turbulence had cargo and hazmat improperly secured shift on the pallets.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 398383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During a charter for air carrier zzy we found out that cargo and hazmat had shifted on the pallets while still on the pallets due to moderate and severe turbulence. The cargo was still contained by the nets. The load shift was discovered at block-in, while unloading the aircraft. The chief pilot and the director of operations at air carrier xyz were immediately notified and immediately put out a memo on load security. I think that the long duty day of the trip jfk-mex-mia-fll was a contributing factor to our load masters, not recognizing beforehand that the load was not secured tightly enough (fatigue).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8-70 IN CRUISE AT FL350 WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB HAD CARGO AND HAZMAT IMPROPERLY SECURED SHIFT ON THE PALLETS.
Narrative: DURING A CHARTER FOR ACR ZZY WE FOUND OUT THAT CARGO AND HAZMAT HAD SHIFTED ON THE PALLETS WHILE STILL ON THE PALLETS DUE TO MODERATE AND SEVERE TURB. THE CARGO WAS STILL CONTAINED BY THE NETS. THE LOAD SHIFT WAS DISCOVERED AT BLOCK-IN, WHILE UNLOADING THE ACFT. THE CHIEF PLT AND THE DIRECTOR OF OPS AT ACR XYZ WERE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT A MEMO ON LOAD SECURITY. I THINK THAT THE LONG DUTY DAY OF THE TRIP JFK-MEX-MIA-FLL WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO OUR LOAD MASTERS, NOT RECOGNIZING BEFOREHAND THAT THE LOAD WAS NOT SECURED TIGHTLY ENOUGH (FATIGUE).
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.