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A technician shipping company material after completion of an offline assignment inadvertently included a 15 oz spray can of lps cleaner degreaser.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : repairman technician : fcc |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 468512 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On mar/wed/00 I shipped as baggage on flight XXX from abc to ZZZ. The shipping case (22 X 26 X 18) made by wxxx (chicago, il) professional cases for business and industry. Vyzvy within 1 can (15 oz) of lps (cleaner/degreaser abc-xy-Z), 1 box of shop master medium wipe, air carrier mechanic's uniform and 3 inch binder (x-ray system maintenance manual). I was not aware that shipping lps presolve via aircraft was a safety violation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN SHIPPING COMPANY MATERIAL AFTER COMPLETION OF AN OFFLINE ASSIGNMENT INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED A 15 OZ SPRAY CAN OF LPS CLEANER DEGREASER.
Narrative: ON MAR/WED/00 I SHIPPED AS BAGGAGE ON FLT XXX FROM ABC TO ZZZ. THE SHIPPING CASE (22 X 26 X 18) MADE BY WXXX (CHICAGO, IL) PROFESSIONAL CASES FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY. VYZVY WITHIN 1 CAN (15 OZ) OF LPS (CLEANER/DEGREASER ABC-XY-Z), 1 BOX OF SHOP MASTER MEDIUM WIPE, ACR MECH'S UNIFORM AND 3 INCH BINDER (X-RAY SYS MAINT MANUAL). I WAS NOT AWARE THAT SHIPPING LPS PRESOLVE VIA ACFT WAS A SAFETY VIOLATION.
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.