An air carrier captain finds he has carried hazardous cargo without proper notification.

Attributes
ACN	558569
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	558569
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After the passenger deplaned, the ramper came up and informed me I had a 97 pound battery in the cargo section that had been sent from lax. He handed me the yellow slip (that should have been given to me before departure). I was never informed of this hazmat. I called the manager on duty who happened to be head of flight standards and informed him the paperwork appeared ok, but I had not been informed of the hazmat on board. He told me to do an irregularity report as well as a NASA report. Lesson learned: always ask rampers if hazmat is on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT FINDS HE HAS CARRIED HAZARDOUS CARGO WITHOUT PROPER NOTIFICATION.

Narrative: AFTER THE PAX DEPLANED, THE RAMPER CAME UP AND INFORMED ME I HAD A 97 LB BATTERY IN THE CARGO SECTION THAT HAD BEEN SENT FROM LAX. HE HANDED ME THE YELLOW SLIP (THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO ME BEFORE DEP). I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS HAZMAT. I CALLED THE MGR ON DUTY WHO HAPPENED TO BE HEAD OF FLT STANDARDS AND INFORMED HIM THE PAPERWORK APPEARED OK, BUT I HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE HAZMAT ON BOARD. HE TOLD ME TO DO AN IRREGULARITY RPT AS WELL AS A NASA RPT. LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS ASK RAMPERS IF HAZMAT IS ON BOARD.

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.