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B727 crew member is concerned with slipshod air carrier cargo weight manifest preparation and aircraft loading procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464596 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : cargo loading |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 840 |
| ASRS Report | 464596 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company FAA |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
It has been brought to my attention that while working at my previous employer, freight may have been misloaded and misrepresented on the load manifest. These occurrences may have happened numerous times at numerous locations. In light of the emery worldwide accident, many crews at air carrier have been wary of loads on board their aircraft. One such crew found their load to be out of aircraft limitations. This situation was brought to the attention of the load supervisor who informed the captain that the paperwork didn't really matter since the cargo nets were not in the aircraft. The captain, the union chairman at my employer, was the captain in this particular incident on feb/xa/00. He informed the company and FAA of possible violations. I worked at the air carrier from jun/96 to jun/99 as a flight crew member. I am unsure if any flts I was on during that time were misloaded or did not have the proper equipment installed, but in light of accidents in miami and now sacramento, I believe steps should be taken to verify cargo loads.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CREW MEMBER IS CONCERNED WITH SLIPSHOD ACR CARGO WT MANIFEST PREPARATION AND ACFT LOADING PROCS.
Narrative: IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT WHILE WORKING AT MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYER, FREIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN MISLOADED AND MISREPRESENTED ON THE LOAD MANIFEST. THESE OCCURRENCES MAY HAVE HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS. IN LIGHT OF THE EMERY WORLDWIDE ACCIDENT, MANY CREWS AT ACR HAVE BEEN WARY OF LOADS ON BOARD THEIR ACFT. ONE SUCH CREW FOUND THEIR LOAD TO BE OUT OF ACFT LIMITATIONS. THIS SIT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE LOAD SUPVR WHO INFORMED THE CAPT THAT THE PAPERWORK DIDN'T REALLY MATTER SINCE THE CARGO NETS WERE NOT IN THE ACFT. THE CAPT, THE UNION CHAIRMAN AT MY EMPLOYER, WAS THE CAPT IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT ON FEB/XA/00. HE INFORMED THE COMPANY AND FAA OF POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS. I WORKED AT THE ACR FROM JUN/96 TO JUN/99 AS A FLC MEMBER. I AM UNSURE IF ANY FLTS I WAS ON DURING THAT TIME WERE MISLOADED OR DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIP INSTALLED, BUT IN LIGHT OF ACCIDENTS IN MIAMI AND NOW SACRAMENTO, I BELIEVE STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO VERIFY CARGO LOADS.
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.