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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with a possible hazmat spill in the forward cargo compartment found on preflight check by the first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| ASRS Report | 472120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On the morning of may/xa/00, I received a message that stated 'first officer observed blue green odorless non sticky liquid in A2 belly.' at the time I received this message the aircraft was airborne. Maintenance and hazmat people met the aircraft upon arrival. My concern is, why was this unknown liquid not investigated before loading bags and being released from XXX?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A POSSIBLE HAZMAT SPILL IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FOUND ON PREFLT CHK BY THE FO.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF MAY/XA/00, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT STATED 'FO OBSERVED BLUE GREEN ODORLESS NON STICKY LIQUID IN A2 BELLY.' AT THE TIME I RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE THE ACFT WAS AIRBORNE. MAINT AND HAZMAT PEOPLE MET THE ACFT UPON ARR. MY CONCERN IS, WHY WAS THIS UNKNOWN LIQUID NOT INVESTIGATED BEFORE LOADING BAGS AND BEING RELEASED FROM XXX?
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.