A320 flight crew during preflight notices hazmat not listed on the hazmat form.

Attributes
ACN	695992
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	695992
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While parked at the gate at sfo preparing for departure we received a dangerous goods notification for 2 items to be boarded in the pits. The first item was 1 aircraft battery and the second was radioactive material type a. While on walkaround; the first officer saw the aircraft battery sitting on a cart waiting to be boarded; and beside it was a fairly large container labeled 'solvent.' when he returned to the cockpit he asked to see the dangerous goods paperwork to verify that in fact the solvent was included; which it was not. We then called to speak with someone who could assist us with a dangerous goods question and a few mins later a ramp supervisor appeared. We showed him our paperwork and then the first officer accompanied him to look at the items on the cart mentioned above. He indicated that the solvent should not have been there without paperwork and he took it away. He indicated that he would investigate the matter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW DURING PREFLT NOTICES HAZMAT NOT LISTED ON THE HAZMAT FORM.

Narrative: WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE AT SFO PREPARING FOR DEP WE RECEIVED A DANGEROUS GOODS NOTIFICATION FOR 2 ITEMS TO BE BOARDED IN THE PITS. THE FIRST ITEM WAS 1 ACFT BATTERY AND THE SECOND WAS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TYPE A. WHILE ON WALKAROUND; THE FO SAW THE ACFT BATTERY SITTING ON A CART WAITING TO BE BOARDED; AND BESIDE IT WAS A FAIRLY LARGE CONTAINER LABELED 'SOLVENT.' WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT HE ASKED TO SEE THE DANGEROUS GOODS PAPERWORK TO VERIFY THAT IN FACT THE SOLVENT WAS INCLUDED; WHICH IT WAS NOT. WE THEN CALLED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO COULD ASSIST US WITH A DANGEROUS GOODS QUESTION AND A FEW MINS LATER A RAMP SUPVR APPEARED. WE SHOWED HIM OUR PAPERWORK AND THEN THE FO ACCOMPANIED HIM TO LOOK AT THE ITEMS ON THE CART MENTIONED ABOVE. HE INDICATED THAT THE SOLVENT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE WITHOUT PAPERWORK AND HE TOOK IT AWAY. HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER.

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.