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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with hazmat carried in the cargo pit undocumented and unknown to the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452508 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 452508 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On oct/xa/99, I (XXX wwx) went to ZZZ, us, from den to work on aircraft xyz. I replaced the fuel control unit on #1 engine reference maintenance manual 73-21-01. After draining, capping and bagging the unsvcable fuel control unit, I placed it in the container it had arrived in. I filled out the install and replace tag and left the FCU in the cart where it was originally left for me at the OTS aircraft. This was all I had to do with the unsvcable FCU. I then worked to complete the required runs and tests for the fuel control unit change on aircraft xyz. After signing off logbook entries and returning aircraft to service, I went to a hotel. The next morning I flew back to den. Now I hear that someone shipped the unsvcable fuel control unit to den without correct hazmat paperwork. I did not ship the fuel control unit. I do not work for the stores departure at air carrier.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH HAZMAT CARRIED IN THE CARGO PIT UNDOCUMENTED AND UNKNOWN TO THE FLC.
Narrative: ON OCT/XA/99, I (XXX WWX) WENT TO ZZZ, US, FROM DEN TO WORK ON ACFT XYZ. I REPLACED THE FUEL CTL UNIT ON #1 ENG REF MAINT MANUAL 73-21-01. AFTER DRAINING, CAPPING AND BAGGING THE UNSVCABLE FUEL CTL UNIT, I PLACED IT IN THE CONTAINER IT HAD ARRIVED IN. I FILLED OUT THE INSTALL AND REPLACE TAG AND LEFT THE FCU IN THE CART WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY LEFT FOR ME AT THE OTS ACFT. THIS WAS ALL I HAD TO DO WITH THE UNSVCABLE FCU. I THEN WORKED TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED RUNS AND TESTS FOR THE FUEL CTL UNIT CHANGE ON ACFT XYZ. AFTER SIGNING OFF LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND RETURNING ACFT TO SVC, I WENT TO A HOTEL. THE NEXT MORNING I FLEW BACK TO DEN. NOW I HEAR THAT SOMEONE SHIPPED THE UNSVCABLE FUEL CTL UNIT TO DEN WITHOUT CORRECT HAZMAT PAPERWORK. I DID NOT SHIP THE FUEL CTL UNIT. I DO NOT WORK FOR THE STORES DEP AT ACR.
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.