An air carrier freighter is improperly loaded in excess of the allowable non flammable gas at ZZZ, u...

Attributes
ACN	460439
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : fxe.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	460439
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While at cruise level, we received an ACARS message from our company flight control. They advised us that they had just found out they had loaded more non flammable gas in a non accessible position than was allowed. They said that if the captain wanted to, he could land, but was cleared to continue flight with the approval of the duty officer and dangerous goods administration. As we felt there was no particular hazard (it was a small amount of extra non flammable gas), we continued as advised, to our destination. I believe this was an error caused by a lack of communication between the hazmats and loading personnel. I do not have specifics. I doubt that there is anything crew members can do as we do not have access to the specific amounts and loading regulations of cargo on our flts. Probably more training for the hazmats personnel would help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FREIGHTER IS IMPROPERLY LOADED IN EXCESS OF THE ALLOWABLE NON FLAMMABLE GAS AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: WHILE AT CRUISE LEVEL, WE RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM OUR COMPANY FLT CTL. THEY ADVISED US THAT THEY HAD JUST FOUND OUT THEY HAD LOADED MORE NON FLAMMABLE GAS IN A NON ACCESSIBLE POS THAN WAS ALLOWED. THEY SAID THAT IF THE CAPT WANTED TO, HE COULD LAND, BUT WAS CLRED TO CONTINUE FLT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DUTY OFFICER AND DANGEROUS GOODS ADMINISTRATION. AS WE FELT THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR HAZARD (IT WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF EXTRA NON FLAMMABLE GAS), WE CONTINUED AS ADVISED, TO OUR DEST. I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ERROR CAUSED BY A LACK OF COM BTWN THE HAZMATS AND LOADING PERSONNEL. I DO NOT HAVE SPECIFICS. I DOUBT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING CREW MEMBERS CAN DO AS WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE SPECIFIC AMOUNTS AND LOADING REGS OF CARGO ON OUR FLTS. PROBABLY MORE TRAINING FOR THE HAZMATS PERSONNEL WOULD HELP.

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.

An air carrier freighter is improperly loaded in excess of the allowable non flammable gas at ZZZ, us.