A stores clerk ships a charged fire extinguisher in a company material shipment believing the parts tag 'expired' was a condition of being discharged.

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Attributes
ACN	694871
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	694871
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I was working shipping in stores when I was given a part to send to staging. It was a fire bottle and I was told it had expired and needed to go to staging. I made the mistake of thinking expired meant drained; and was no longer hazmat; and I abruptly got it packed labeled and sent out with the other comat shipments for the day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STORES CLERK SHIPS A CHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN A COMPANY MATERIAL SHIPMENT BELIEVING THE PARTS TAG 'EXPIRED' WAS A CONDITION OF BEING DISCHARGED.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING SHIPPING IN STORES WHEN I WAS GIVEN A PART TO SEND TO STAGING. IT WAS A FIRE BOTTLE AND I WAS TOLD IT HAD EXPIRED AND NEEDED TO GO TO STAGING. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING EXPIRED MEANT DRAINED; AND WAS NO LONGER HAZMAT; AND I ABRUPTLY GOT IT PACKED LABELED AND SENT OUT WITH THE OTHER COMAT SHIPMENTS FOR THE DAY.

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.