<< >> NASA ASRS Report 563922, October 2002

B777-200 crew carried inappropriate dangerous goods labeled 'fatal if inhaled or touched -- could cause loss of pressurization explosive.'

Attributes
ACN	563922
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	563922
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I carried some hazmat material labeled infectious substance from ewr to tlv on oct/xa/02. Documentation provided no help as to what it was. Except to reference drill #6 and drill letter H indication -- fatal if inhaled or touched, could cause loss of pressurization/explosive and the effect on people was acute, but delayed. I asked the individual what the substance was and he didn't know. As per chief pilot, we only carry hazmat from preapproved vendors after sep/11 and the hazmat people aren't required to inspect the contents any more -- just sign and carry. Succumbed to management pressure and took hazmat without answering questions I had. Recommended improvements: if the captain wants to know something, just tell him. Support your pilots. Stop the circle of events to call the cpo on duty to force/pressure the captain and crew to do something they are uncomfortable with.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777-200 CREW CARRIED INAPPROPRIATE DANGEROUS GOODS LABELED 'FATAL IF INHALED OR TOUCHED -- COULD CAUSE LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION EXPLOSIVE.'

Narrative: I CARRIED SOME HAZMAT MATERIAL LABELED INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE FROM EWR TO TLV ON OCT/XA/02. DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED NO HELP AS TO WHAT IT WAS. EXCEPT TO REF DRILL #6 AND DRILL LETTER H INDICATION -- FATAL IF INHALED OR TOUCHED, COULD CAUSE LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION/EXPLOSIVE AND THE EFFECT ON PEOPLE WAS ACUTE, BUT DELAYED. I ASKED THE INDIVIDUAL WHAT THE SUBSTANCE WAS AND HE DIDN'T KNOW. AS PER CHIEF PLT, WE ONLY CARRY HAZMAT FROM PREAPPROVED VENDORS AFTER SEP/11 AND THE HAZMAT PEOPLE AREN'T REQUIRED TO INSPECT THE CONTENTS ANY MORE -- JUST SIGN AND CARRY. SUCCUMBED TO MGMNT PRESSURE AND TOOK HAZMAT WITHOUT ANSWERING QUESTIONS I HAD. RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS: IF THE CAPT WANTS TO KNOW SOMETHING, JUST TELL HIM. SUPPORT YOUR PLTS. STOP THE CIRCLE OF EVENTS TO CALL THE CPO ON DUTY TO FORCE/PRESSURE THE CAPT AND CREW TO DO SOMETHING THEY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH.

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.