International air carrier captain is informed enroute that dangerous goods have loaded on the aircra...

Attributes
ACN	981191
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 5500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Approximately five hours into our transatlantic flight; approaching the canadian border; we received; over ACARS; two planned dangerous goods summaries detailing flammable liquid dangerous goods that apparently had been loaded on our aircraft. This was the first notification of any sort that dangerous goods had been loaded on the aircraft. I contacted dispatch to verify that we had not received these messages in error; and was informed that these dangerous goods had indeed been loaded. Dispatch later informed us that we had 99 pounds of flammable liquids loaded in the forward baggage compartment; and that the maximum that was authorized to be loaded in this compartment was 55 pounds. Normal and uneventful arrival at destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: International Air Carrier Captain is informed enroute that dangerous goods have loaded on the aircraft without the proper documentation. In addition more than the allowable quantity has been loaded in a single compartment. Flight continues to destination.

Narrative: Approximately five hours into our transatlantic flight; approaching the Canadian border; we received; over ACARS; two Planned Dangerous Goods Summaries detailing flammable liquid dangerous goods that apparently had been loaded on our aircraft. This was the first notification of any sort that dangerous goods had been loaded on the aircraft. I contacted Dispatch to verify that we had not received these messages in error; and was informed that these dangerous goods had indeed been loaded. Dispatch later informed us that we had 99 LBS of flammable liquids loaded in the forward baggage compartment; and that the maximum that was authorized to be loaded in this compartment was 55 LBS. Normal and uneventful arrival at destination.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

International air carrier captain is informed enroute that dangerous goods have loaded on the aircraft without the proper documentation. In addition more than the allowable quantity has been loaded in a single compartment. Flight continues to destination.