While taxiing out a cargo aircraft was recalled to the ramp after it was discovered that radioactive...

Attributes
ACN	1201760
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance

Narrative:

On taxi out for departure; we received an ACARS message to return to the blocks because of an improper loading problem. Upon further questioning; we were told radioactive material of .7 ti was loaded in 2L. Company dangerous goods guidance states all radioactive material must be loaded in position 3 or aft.the ramp personnel loaded radioactive material forward of position 3; and the improper loading was not caught by the ramp personnel or flight crew before block out.I suggest better adherence to company dangerous goods guidance and attention to detail when reviewing the paper work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While taxiing out a cargo aircraft was recalled to the ramp after it was discovered that Radioactive material was improperly placed in a cargo position forward of where Company Dangerous Goods guidance allowed.

Narrative: On taxi out for departure; we received an ACARS message to return to the blocks because of an improper loading problem. Upon further questioning; we were told Radioactive material of .7 TI was loaded in 2L. Company Dangerous Goods guidance states all radioactive material must be loaded in position 3 or aft.The Ramp Personnel loaded radioactive material forward of position 3; and the improper loading was not caught by the ramp personnel or flight crew before block out.I suggest better adherence to Company Dangerous Goods guidance and attention to detail when reviewing the paper work.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

While taxiing out a cargo aircraft was recalled to the ramp after it was discovered that radioactive material was improperly placed in a cargo position forward of where company dangerous goods guidance allowed.