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An air carrier flight crew flying DC9 discovers after landing at oma that hazmat had been loaded on their aircraft without the proper crew notification or precaution.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435551 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma.airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15100 flight time type : 7900 |
| ASRS Report | 435551 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 244 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 435935 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon our arrival at our destination, I became aware that we had transported as checked baggage a battery-pwred mobility aid. I did not receive a 'special load notification to captain' form as required by our company's fom. Upon further investigation it was also brought to my attention that the battery terminals had not been disconnected/insulated to prevent accidental short circuits in accordance with the fom. I contacted my flight manager to inform him of this occurrence. The flight manager forwarded the information I provided to the company internal safety committee for their review and subsequent investigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING DC9 DISCOVERS AFTER LNDG AT OMA THAT HAZMAT HAD BEEN LOADED ON THEIR ACFT WITHOUT THE PROPER CREW NOTIFICATION OR PRECAUTION.
Narrative: UPON OUR ARR AT OUR DEST, I BECAME AWARE THAT WE HAD TRANSPORTED AS CHKED BAGGAGE A BATTERY-PWRED MOBILITY AID. I DID NOT RECEIVE A 'SPECIAL LOAD NOTIFICATION TO CAPT' FORM AS REQUIRED BY OUR COMPANY'S FOM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE BATTERY TERMINALS HAD NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED/INSULATED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL SHORT CIRCUITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOM. I CONTACTED MY FLT MGR TO INFORM HIM OF THIS OCCURRENCE. THE FLT MGR FORWARDED THE INFO I PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY INTERNAL SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION.
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.