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Flight crew of B737-700 informed en route of hazmat on board for which they were not provided the proper documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dal.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zfw.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 681489 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 681490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
En route from to mco while passing over sps; I received an ACARS message from dispatch that there was compressed oxygen in the 'a' cargo hold per maintenance. I responded questioning if this was to be on a hazmat form. The answer was to the affirmative. I was not informed that there would be any hazardous cargo on board and I never received a form documenting this hazmat. I continued uneventfully to mco and upon arrival discussed this incident with the chief pilot who suggested this safety report and said that he would look into the problem of the undocumented hazmat with the company. Supplemental information from acn 681490: since we were notified during flight of the ground operations failure to provide the appropriate paperwork; there was nothing we could do to prevent this; other than submitting this safety report form so that hopefully it will not happen in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B737-700 INFORMED ENRTE OF HAZMAT ON BOARD FOR WHICH THEY WERE NOT PROVIDED THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM TO MCO WHILE PASSING OVER SPS; I RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH THAT THERE WAS COMPRESSED OXYGEN IN THE 'A' CARGO HOLD PER MAINT. I RESPONDED QUESTIONING IF THIS WAS TO BE ON A HAZMAT FORM. THE ANSWER WAS TO THE AFFIRMATIVE. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY HAZARDOUS CARGO ON BOARD AND I NEVER RECEIVED A FORM DOCUMENTING THIS HAZMAT. I CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO MCO AND UPON ARR DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT WITH THE CHIEF PLT WHO SUGGESTED THIS SAFETY RPT AND SAID THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO THE PROB OF THE UNDOCUMENTED HAZMAT WITH THE COMPANY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 681490: SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED DURING FLT OF THE GND OPS FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK; THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS; OTHER THAN SUBMITTING THIS SAFETY RPT FORM SO THAT HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
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.