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Ramper loaded some cargo into the wheel well of a B727 in okc. When the flight departed and raised the gear; the cargo fell out onto the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707947 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okc.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 707947 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2950 |
| ASRS Report | 708279 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : arpt personnel |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During on-load process; a ramp employee loaded a few packages into main landing gear wheel well area instead of into the aft belly compartment. After takeoff when gear was raised and doors opened; packages fell onto airport property and were discovered by runway 'sweep' activity 2-3 hours later. I was not aware of this until next afternoon when contacted by the company; there was nothing abnormal that was detectable from the cockpit. The ramp employee working more than 1 job and had to have been exhausted mentally and physically. Employee had always done an outstanding job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RAMPER LOADED SOME CARGO INTO THE WHEEL WELL OF A B727 IN OKC. WHEN THE FLT DEPARTED AND RAISED THE GEAR; THE CARGO FELL OUT ONTO THE RWY.
Narrative: DURING ON-LOAD PROCESS; A RAMP EMPLOYEE LOADED A FEW PACKAGES INTO MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA INSTEAD OF INTO THE AFT BELLY COMPARTMENT. AFTER TKOF WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED AND DOORS OPENED; PACKAGES FELL ONTO ARPT PROPERTY AND WERE DISCOVERED BY RWY 'SWEEP' ACTIVITY 2-3 HRS LATER. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL NEXT AFTERNOON WHEN CONTACTED BY THE COMPANY; THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL THAT WAS DETECTABLE FROM THE COCKPIT. THE RAMP EMPLOYEE WORKING MORE THAN 1 JOB AND HAD TO HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. EMPLOYEE HAD ALWAYS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
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.