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A B737-700 pilot notes that baggage is jammed into baggage pits leaving insufficient clearance between the bags and the compartment's ceiling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 698440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 3900 |
| ASRS Report | 698440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Bags were loaded in both cargo sections without proper clearance between bags and ceiling. During preflight; discovered bags I could see jammed against ceiling. Requested a supervisor; who reported situation was fixed. Upon arrival; I asked ramp agents unloading aircraft if there was the proper clearance between the bags and the ceiling. They laughed and said; 'no -- these things are always jammed up here.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 PLT NOTES THAT BAGGAGE IS JAMMED INTO BAGGAGE PITS LEAVING INSUFFICIENT CLRNC BETWEEN THE BAGS AND THE COMPARTMENT'S CEILING.
Narrative: BAGS WERE LOADED IN BOTH CARGO SECTIONS WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC BETWEEN BAGS AND CEILING. DURING PREFLT; DISCOVERED BAGS I COULD SEE JAMMED AGAINST CEILING. REQUESTED A SUPVR; WHO RPTED SITUATION WAS FIXED. UPON ARR; I ASKED RAMP AGENTS UNLOADING ACFT IF THERE WAS THE PROPER CLRNC BETWEEN THE BAGS AND THE CEILING. THEY LAUGHED AND SAID; 'NO -- THESE THINGS ARE ALWAYS JAMMED UP HERE.'
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.