Narrative:

Shortly before departure; ground maintenance personnel advised that a cargo net was apparently missing from forward cargo compartment. After a brief discussion; and subsequently while in process of researching matter further; pushback crew advised that cargo nets were now secured in place -- cargo doors closed -- and they were ready for pushback. This additional information led me to believe that cargo net issue had been successfully resolved. Possible miscommunication regarding status of forward cargo net in question. There was no mention of any missing cargo net on previous flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ADVISED OF A MISSING CARGO NET DURING AN INTERMEDIATE STOP; CAPT OF E190 IS CONCERNED THAT PRIOR FLTS MAY HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT THE NETS.

Narrative: SHORTLY BEFORE DEP; GND MAINT PERSONNEL ADVISED THAT A CARGO NET WAS APPARENTLY MISSING FROM FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION; AND SUBSEQUENTLY WHILE IN PROCESS OF RESEARCHING MATTER FURTHER; PUSHBACK CREW ADVISED THAT CARGO NETS WERE NOW SECURED IN PLACE -- CARGO DOORS CLOSED -- AND THEY WERE READY FOR PUSHBACK. THIS ADDITIONAL INFO LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT CARGO NET ISSUE HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED. POSSIBLE MISCOMMUNICATION REGARDING STATUS OF FORWARD CARGO NET IN QUESTION. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY MISSING CARGO NET ON PREVIOUS FLT.

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.