MD80 with dangerous goods aboard takes off without proper paperwork.

Attributes
ACN	672180
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	672180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	672176
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Just before leaving the gate; crew chief came up and took our hazmat paperwork. He stated that the 4 boxes would be put on another flight to ord. We taxied out uneventfully with normal closeout. Upon taking the runway; we were advised to get new closeout which showed four boxes of hazmat in aft cargo. As we were cleared for takeoff; the captain elected to work it out airborne. We were running behind by about an hour and a half. New closeout showed hazmat onboard. It was found to be onboard; and we had given the form to the crew chief in stl upon his request.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 WITH DANGEROUS GOODS ABOARD TAKES OFF WITHOUT PROPER PAPERWORK.

Narrative: JUST BEFORE LEAVING THE GATE; CREW CHIEF CAME UP AND TOOK OUR HAZMAT PAPERWORK. HE STATED THAT THE 4 BOXES WOULD BE PUT ON ANOTHER FLT TO ORD. WE TAXIED OUT UNEVENTFULLY WITH NORMAL CLOSEOUT. UPON TAKING THE RWY; WE WERE ADVISED TO GET NEW CLOSEOUT WHICH SHOWED FOUR BOXES OF HAZMAT IN AFT CARGO. AS WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF; THE CAPT ELECTED TO WORK IT OUT AIRBORNE. WE WERE RUNNING BEHIND BY ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. NEW CLOSEOUT SHOWED HAZMAT ONBOARD. IT WAS FOUND TO BE ONBOARD; AND WE HAD GIVEN THE FORM TO THE CREW CHIEF IN STL UPON HIS REQUEST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.