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A DC3 freighter reports light cargo shirting when using tie- down straps and suggests approval of a cargo net system installation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lrd |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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-3/Dakota/Skytrain |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 425448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon arrival and shutdown of engines, we discovered cargo in the rear of the aircraft was not secure. Tie-downs used to secure cargo had slipped off boxes. These boxes were light and cumbersome. They were difficult to secure with tie-down straps at the beginning of the flight. Recommend the approval and use of a cargo net system for this type aircraft rather than the strap method. A cargo net would be easier and quicker to deploy. It could be used on light and bulky cargo. Cargo would not slide and move under a cargo net system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC3 FREIGHTER RPTS LIGHT CARGO SHIRTING WHEN USING TIE- DOWN STRAPS AND SUGGESTS APPROVAL OF A CARGO NET SYS INSTALLATION.
Narrative: UPON ARR AND SHUTDOWN OF ENGS, WE DISCOVERED CARGO IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT WAS NOT SECURE. TIE-DOWNS USED TO SECURE CARGO HAD SLIPPED OFF BOXES. THESE BOXES WERE LIGHT AND CUMBERSOME. THEY WERE DIFFICULT TO SECURE WITH TIE-DOWN STRAPS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLT. RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL AND USE OF A CARGO NET SYS FOR THIS TYPE ACFT RATHER THAN THE STRAP METHOD. A CARGO NET WOULD BE EASIER AND QUICKER TO DEPLOY. IT COULD BE USED ON LIGHT AND BULKY CARGO. CARGO WOULD NOT SLIDE AND MOVE UNDER A CARGO NET SYS.
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.