Undocumented hazmats are found prior to departure and removed.

Attributes
ACN	566804
Time
Date	200211
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2250 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	566804
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : person 3 & 4
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Was given taxi instructions to customs building prior to departure. Crew was met by FAA and customs agents. Prior to taxi, company loaded 2 boxes containing: 1) a life raft, 2) personal belongings of the passenger we were going to pick up at destination. The passenger, is a friend of owner of the company and well respected in the industry (company). Paint was found in box #2 unknown to crew. Agents requested paint to be removed due to hazmat violations. Paint was removed by company.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNDOCUMENTED HAZMATS ARE FOUND PRIOR TO DEP AND REMOVED.

Narrative: WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMS BUILDING PRIOR TO DEP. CREW WAS MET BY FAA AND CUSTOMS AGENTS. PRIOR TO TAXI, COMPANY LOADED 2 BOXES CONTAINING: 1) A LIFE RAFT, 2) PERSONAL BELONGINGS OF THE PAX WE WERE GOING TO PICK UP AT DEST. THE PAX, IS A FRIEND OF OWNER OF THE COMPANY AND WELL RESPECTED IN THE INDUSTRY (COMPANY). PAINT WAS FOUND IN BOX #2 UNKNOWN TO CREW. AGENTS REQUESTED PAINT TO BE REMOVED DUE TO HAZMAT VIOLATIONS. PAINT WAS REMOVED BY COMPANY.

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.