Narrative:

While parking at the gate, we received a rapid succession of 3 SELCAL chimes from dispatch. We completed the parking, shutdown, and checklist procedures, then checked the ACARS for messages. There were 3 messages from dispatch requesting that we call. We called dispatch and he informed us that 'dangerous goods' had been boarded at sfo and he wanted to know if we knew anything about it. At sfo, we received no notification, written or verbal, that any hazardous material had been boarded on our aircraft. We did not receive a dangerous goods form nor did operations or zone control notify us of the cargo when we checked in with them prior to departure. We were airborne for over 3 hours and no contact was made with us with regards to the shipment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747-400 FLT CREW IS NOTIFIED AFTER LNDG AT ORD THAT THEY WERE CARRYING HAZMAT.

Narrative: WHILE PARKING AT THE GATE, WE RECEIVED A RAPID SUCCESSION OF 3 SELCAL CHIMES FROM DISPATCH. WE COMPLETED THE PARKING, SHUTDOWN, AND CHKLIST PROCS, THEN CHKED THE ACARS FOR MESSAGES. THERE WERE 3 MESSAGES FROM DISPATCH REQUESTING THAT WE CALL. WE CALLED DISPATCH AND HE INFORMED US THAT 'DANGEROUS GOODS' HAD BEEN BOARDED AT SFO AND HE WANTED TO KNOW IF WE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AT SFO, WE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION, WRITTEN OR VERBAL, THAT ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HAD BEEN BOARDED ON OUR ACFT. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A DANGEROUS GOODS FORM NOR DID OPS OR ZONE CTL NOTIFY US OF THE CARGO WHEN WE CHKED IN WITH THEM PRIOR TO DEP. WE WERE AIRBORNE FOR OVER 3 HRS AND NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH US WITH REGARDS TO THE SHIPMENT.

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.