<< >> NASA ASRS Report 446327, August 1999

A B727-200 had an aircraft battery loaded in the cargo compartment in a proper container but the weight exceeded the hazmat limits.

Attributes
ACN	446327
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	446327
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Company Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
Publication	Hazmat Regulations

Narrative:

Received form xyz at mco for aircraft on ground aircraft battery. Gross weight column had 34.5 kilograms listed. Part 1 section 13 page 17 states no more than 25 kilograms of dangerous goods allowed -- although block on form xyz checked indicating aircraft battery has no weight limit. I think this should be added to part 1 to resolve any confusion. Also the battery was in its special container but was not tied down in any form in cargo compartment. Is there any provision for securing this in cargo hold. That is a large heavy item to be bouncing around in a cargo hold.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 HAD AN ACFT BATTERY LOADED IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT IN A PROPER CONTAINER BUT THE WT EXCEEDED THE HAZMAT LIMITS.

Narrative: RECEIVED FORM XYZ AT MCO FOR ACFT ON GND ACFT BATTERY. GROSS WT COLUMN HAD 34.5 KILOGRAMS LISTED. PART 1 SECTION 13 PAGE 17 STATES NO MORE THAN 25 KILOGRAMS OF DANGEROUS GOODS ALLOWED -- ALTHOUGH BLOCK ON FORM XYZ CHKED INDICATING ACFT BATTERY HAS NO WT LIMIT. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDED TO PART 1 TO RESOLVE ANY CONFUSION. ALSO THE BATTERY WAS IN ITS SPECIAL CONTAINER BUT WAS NOT TIED DOWN IN ANY FORM IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. IS THERE ANY PROVISION FOR SECURING THIS IN CARGO HOLD. THAT IS A LARGE HVY ITEM TO BE BOUNCING AROUND IN A CARGO HOLD.

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.