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A B747-200 so finds a hazmat cargo discrepancy and brings it to the attention of the captain reporter at rctp, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rctp.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 98 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 472311 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During preflight, the flight engineer discovered 2 packages of corrosive material loaded upside down. Both packages had orientation labels. Our ground handler repacked the packages so they had the proper orientation. However, I did not insist on having the packages removed from the aircraft per the IATA dangerous goods handbook. Even though my company handles large amounts of dangerous goods, our training does not adequately cover unusual problems. I submitted a company report to highlight the situation. Also, I left voice mail for the other crew members to remind them of the safety requirements. Dangerous goods are dangerous. We need to spend more time training on when to reject the entire container, not just on looking up a number in the 'un' list. Hopefully, someone else will profit from my error and reject a container that is improperly loaded. We did not have any problems -- this time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-200 SO FINDS A HAZMAT CARGO DISCREPANCY AND BRINGS IT TO THE ATTN OF THE CAPT RPTR AT RCTP, CO.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT, THE FE DISCOVERED 2 PACKAGES OF CORROSIVE MATERIAL LOADED UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH PACKAGES HAD ORIENTATION LABELS. OUR GND HANDLER REPACKED THE PACKAGES SO THEY HAD THE PROPER ORIENTATION. HOWEVER, I DID NOT INSIST ON HAVING THE PACKAGES REMOVED FROM THE ACFT PER THE IATA DANGEROUS GOODS HANDBOOK. EVEN THOUGH MY COMPANY HANDLES LARGE AMOUNTS OF DANGEROUS GOODS, OUR TRAINING DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COVER UNUSUAL PROBS. I SUBMITTED A COMPANY RPT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SIT. ALSO, I LEFT VOICE MAIL FOR THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO REMIND THEM OF THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. DANGEROUS GOODS ARE DANGEROUS. WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME TRAINING ON WHEN TO REJECT THE ENTIRE CONTAINER, NOT JUST ON LOOKING UP A NUMBER IN THE 'UN' LIST. HOPEFULLY, SOMEONE ELSE WILL PROFIT FROM MY ERROR AND REJECT A CONTAINER THAT IS IMPROPERLY LOADED. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBS -- THIS TIME.
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.