<< >> NASA ASRS Report 473066, May 2000

A DC10-30 in cruise diverted after being advised the aircraft had 596 pounds of dry ice in the aft bulk position.

Attributes
ACN	473066
Time
Date	200005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j130.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	473066
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 936
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

As first officer on flight abc -- ZZZ to XXX on may/xa/00, flight proceeded normally. Approximately 300 mi east of den, we were contacted by our company and informed that 271 kilograms of dry ice had been loaded in the aft bulk position. Both the safety department and operations recommended landing at denver to offload the dry ice. An uneventful landing was accomplished at den. The dry ice was offloaded and we proceeded on to XXX. No dry ice is permitted to be loaded in the aft bulk position. The restr articles form is designed for 4 different types of aircraft: 727, airbus (2), MD11, and DC10. The form is not clear-cut and requires very close inspection. It seems a form of such importance, that designates the conditions for flammable, radioactive, corrosive explosives, toxics, combustibles, as well as dry ice, should be clear-cut for a 'specific' airplane. The form has very fine print, incompatibility conditions are numerous and lists different dangerous conditions for 5 different types of aircraft!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-30 IN CRUISE DIVERTED AFTER BEING ADVISED THE ACFT HAD 596 LBS OF DRY ICE IN THE AFT BULK POS.

Narrative: AS FO ON FLT ABC -- ZZZ TO XXX ON MAY/XA/00, FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. APPROX 300 MI E OF DEN, WE WERE CONTACTED BY OUR COMPANY AND INFORMED THAT 271 KILOGRAMS OF DRY ICE HAD BEEN LOADED IN THE AFT BULK POS. BOTH THE SAFETY DEPT AND OPS RECOMMENDED LNDG AT DENVER TO OFFLOAD THE DRY ICE. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT DEN. THE DRY ICE WAS OFFLOADED AND WE PROCEEDED ON TO XXX. NO DRY ICE IS PERMITTED TO BE LOADED IN THE AFT BULK POS. THE RESTR ARTICLES FORM IS DESIGNED FOR 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACFT: 727, AIRBUS (2), MD11, AND DC10. THE FORM IS NOT CLEAR-CUT AND REQUIRES VERY CLOSE INSPECTION. IT SEEMS A FORM OF SUCH IMPORTANCE, THAT DESIGNATES THE CONDITIONS FOR FLAMMABLE, RADIOACTIVE, CORROSIVE EXPLOSIVES, TOXICS, COMBUSTIBLES, AS WELL AS DRY ICE, SHOULD BE CLEAR-CUT FOR A 'SPECIFIC' AIRPLANE. THE FORM HAS VERY FINE PRINT, INCOMPATIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE NUMEROUS AND LISTS DIFFERENT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACFT!

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.