Narrative:

Advise that a passenger chain saw would not be boarded in the lower cargo compartment. It was in a locked case and the baggage handlers wouldn't load it for fear of fuel being in the tank. We were able to obtain the key for the lock and I went down and opened the case. After removing the fuel cap and inverting and shaking vigorously I determined there was no fuel in the tank and requested it be loaded. I was unaware that this was not the proper procedure for handling of what may have been a restr article. I was notified by our bna station that this was not handled properly. I will, in the future, let the qualified station personnel handle these sits.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT OVERRULED STATION PERSONNEL AND CARRIED CHAIN SAW IMPROPERLY PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS CARGO.

Narrative: ADVISE THAT A PAX CHAIN SAW WOULD NOT BE BOARDED IN THE LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT. IT WAS IN A LOCKED CASE AND THE BAGGAGE HANDLERS WOULDN'T LOAD IT FOR FEAR OF FUEL BEING IN THE TANK. WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE KEY FOR THE LOCK AND I WENT DOWN AND OPENED THE CASE. AFTER REMOVING THE FUEL CAP AND INVERTING AND SHAKING VIGOROUSLY I DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE TANK AND REQUESTED IT BE LOADED. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS NOT THE PROPER PROC FOR HANDLING OF WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A RESTR ARTICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY OUR BNA STATION THAT THIS WAS NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. I WILL, IN THE FUTURE, LET THE QUALIFIED STATION PERSONNEL HANDLE THESE SITS.

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.