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B777 flight crew rejects hazmat cargo due to possibility it might be flammable; liquefied compressed gas which is not legal for transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687722 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 687722 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft FAA Company |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Indicated air bill; compressed gas; not otherwise specified (methane); class 2.2; UN1956; 1 package 5 kilograms; and another air bill; same description; 15 kilograms. Fmi 13.3.8; a.10 forbids the carriage of liquefied flammable gas. I was unsure as to the exact nature of the gas; but assumed that methane was flammable; so I called cargo operations; who could not further enlighten me on the nature of the cargo; but said that it should be removed. Cargo subsequently pulled the entire pallet; and we took a 25 min delay. Was this a legal cargo?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 FLT CREW REJECTS HAZMAT CARGO DUE TO POSSIBILITY IT MIGHT BE FLAMMABLE; LIQUEFIED COMPRESSED GAS WHICH IS NOT LEGAL FOR TRANSPORT.
Narrative: INDICATED AIR BILL; COMPRESSED GAS; NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (METHANE); CLASS 2.2; UN1956; 1 PACKAGE 5 KILOGRAMS; AND ANOTHER AIR BILL; SAME DESCRIPTION; 15 KILOGRAMS. FMI 13.3.8; A.10 FORBIDS THE CARRIAGE OF LIQUEFIED FLAMMABLE GAS. I WAS UNSURE AS TO THE EXACT NATURE OF THE GAS; BUT ASSUMED THAT METHANE WAS FLAMMABLE; SO I CALLED CARGO OPS; WHO COULD NOT FURTHER ENLIGHTEN ME ON THE NATURE OF THE CARGO; BUT SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE REMOVED. CARGO SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED THE ENTIRE PALLET; AND WE TOOK A 25 MIN DELAY. WAS THIS A LEGAL CARGO?
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.