<< >> NASA ASRS Report 796105, July 2008

B777 captain reports departing with hazmat for different aircraft and date. Error is discovered and corrected in flight.

Attributes
ACN	796105
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	796105
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Just prior to pushback; crew chief came to cockpit and handed fb a hazmat form. Fb reviewed it and announced the hazmat loaded. I didn't review the form and took the information verbally. During the flight; we discovered the hazmat form was for a different flight on a different day. We contacted dispatch and advised them. They gave us the corrected information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CAPT REPORTS DEPARTING WITH HAZMAT FOR DIFFERENT ACFT AND DATE. ERROR IS DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED IN FLIGHT.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; CREW CHIEF CAME TO COCKPIT AND HANDED FB A HAZMAT FORM. FB REVIEWED IT AND ANNOUNCED THE HAZMAT LOADED. I DIDN'T REVIEW THE FORM AND TOOK THE INFO VERBALLY. DURING THE FLT; WE DISCOVERED THE HAZMAT FORM WAS FOR A DIFFERENT FLT ON A DIFFERENT DAY. WE CONTACTED DISPATCH AND ADVISED THEM. THEY GAVE US THE CORRECTED INFO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.