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B737-200 flight crew, after arrival, discovered that bags were loaded in a cargo compartment that was not to have bags in it due to a MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572803 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 58 flight time total : 8850 flight time type : 327 |
| ASRS Report | 572803 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : maint |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The aircraft had an MEL that required that no bags or cargo be loaded in the aft cargo compartment, due to an inoperative fire detection system. About 5 mins prior to pushback, I asked the agent on the headset to make sure there were no bags or cargo loaded in the aft cargo compartment, he assured me that the aft compartment was empty. Upon our arrival in ZZZ, a mechanic informed us that there were bags in the aft cargo compartment. I reviewed the weight and balance form and noticed that there were 25 bags in the aft cargo compartment. Due to the fact that we were rushing to get the plane out, and the fact we did not have proper support from the station, and the fact that the headset operator lied to me regarding the loading of the aircraft, my first officer and myself failed to look at the weight and balance more carefully. Next time, I will make sure we slow down so we can be more careful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 FLC, AFTER ARR, DISCOVERED THAT BAGS WERE LOADED IN A CARGO COMPARTMENT THAT WAS NOT TO HAVE BAGS IN IT DUE TO A MEL.
Narrative: THE ACFT HAD AN MEL THAT REQUIRED THAT NO BAGS OR CARGO BE LOADED IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, DUE TO AN INOP FIRE DETECTION SYS. ABOUT 5 MINS PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, I ASKED THE AGENT ON THE HEADSET TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO BAGS OR CARGO LOADED IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, HE ASSURED ME THAT THE AFT COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY. UPON OUR ARR IN ZZZ, A MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THERE WERE BAGS IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. I REVIEWED THE WT AND BAL FORM AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE 25 BAGS IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE RUSHING TO GET THE PLANE OUT, AND THE FACT WE DID NOT HAVE PROPER SUPPORT FROM THE STATION, AND THE FACT THAT THE HEADSET OPERATOR LIED TO ME REGARDING THE LOADING OF THE ACFT, MY FO AND MYSELF FAILED TO LOOK AT THE WT AND BAL MORE CAREFULLY. NEXT TIME, I WILL MAKE SURE WE SLOW DOWN SO WE CAN BE MORE CAREFUL.
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.