Narrative:

On the morning of dec/xa/99, as captain of a PA31/350 on a ramp at fll, was supervising in loading various cargo into the airplane. I had noticed several boxes of various paint strippers, thinner/reducer and 4 1-GALLON cans of paint. 4 people were involved in loading -- 2 of which were pilots. I had stated to one of the people that the paint products were not to be loaded into the airplane, thinking that he was in charge and would tell the others. The cargo was stacked on the ramp around and behind the airplane's left wing. I became involved loading cargo into the airplane's right nacelle. While I was there, 1 of the 4 had loaded 3 of the gallon cans of the paint into the left nacelle. I found this out as a safety inspector of the FAA conducted a ramp inspection.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA31 WAS ADVISED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR DOING RAMP ACFT INSPECTIONS THAT THERE HAD BEEN HAZMAT BOARDED IN THE ACFT NACELLE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF DEC/XA/99, AS CAPT OF A PA31/350 ON A RAMP AT FLL, WAS SUPERVISING IN LOADING VARIOUS CARGO INTO THE AIRPLANE. I HAD NOTICED SEVERAL BOXES OF VARIOUS PAINT STRIPPERS, THINNER/REDUCER AND 4 1-GALLON CANS OF PAINT. 4 PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN LOADING -- 2 OF WHICH WERE PLTS. I HAD STATED TO ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THE PAINT PRODUCTS WERE NOT TO BE LOADED INTO THE AIRPLANE, THINKING THAT HE WAS IN CHARGE AND WOULD TELL THE OTHERS. THE CARGO WAS STACKED ON THE RAMP AROUND AND BEHIND THE AIRPLANE'S L WING. I BECAME INVOLVED LOADING CARGO INTO THE AIRPLANE'S R NACELLE. WHILE I WAS THERE, 1 OF THE 4 HAD LOADED 3 OF THE GALLON CANS OF THE PAINT INTO THE L NACELLE. I FOUND THIS OUT AS A SAFETY INSPECTOR OF THE FAA CONDUCTED A RAMP INSPECTION.

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.