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Air carrier pilot overruled station personnel and carried chain saw improperly prepared for hazardous cargo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 24700 flight time type : 18700 |
| ASRS Report | 739750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 968 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
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.
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.