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FAA inspector ramp check of a cargo DC8-71 disclosed cargo restraint deficiencies which may result in flight crew certificate action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mhr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 70 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 402970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
FAA is requiring that the captain be responsible for the condition of the uld's (cargo huts) and pallets. On a thorough flight ramp check, the local FAA safety inspector in mather (sacramento) found several deficiencies with the containers/straps and told the engineer that there may be certificate action taken against the crew. I don't feel that this should be a flight crew responsibility but I do now inspect every container and pallet. I don't know if this is of concern to NASA but I was advised to file it by union attorney.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR RAMP CHK OF A CARGO DC8-71 DISCLOSED CARGO RESTRAINT DEFICIENCIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLC CERTIFICATE ACTION.
Narrative: FAA IS REQUIRING THAT THE CAPT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE ULD'S (CARGO HUTS) AND PALLETS. ON A THOROUGH FLT RAMP CHK, THE LCL FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR IN MATHER (SACRAMENTO) FOUND SEVERAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE CONTAINERS/STRAPS AND TOLD THE ENGINEER THAT THERE MAY BE CERTIFICATE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THE CREW. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A FLC RESPONSIBILITY BUT I DO NOW INSPECT EVERY CONTAINER AND PALLET. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OF CONCERN TO NASA BUT I WAS ADVISED TO FILE IT BY UNION ATTORNEY.
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.