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An emb-145 crew was notified after arrival that a 26 pound lithium-ion battery shipment had been transported even though clearly labeled 'cargo aircraft only forbidden in passenger aircraft'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1309816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Our cargo load report on departure indicated that there was 26 pounds of 'freight' in the cargo bin. No description of the freight was on the cargo report; and none of the items at the bottom had been circled. Upon arrival at [destination]; ramp personnel notified me that unauthorized hazardous material had been loaded onto the aircraft. I inspected the box and found it was extremely well labeled.near the packing slip was a sticker: 'primary lithium batteries- forbidden for transport aboard passenger aircraft' on every side of the box was placed a bright orange sticker with the words: 'cargo aircraft only forbidden in passenger aircraft.' I never did open the box to verify the contents. I have pictures of the cargo report and the box with all stickers visible if needed.it is currently not our procedure to go into the cargo bin and verify hazardous material or claims of freight. Although not very practical; that would be one solution to the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMB-145 crew was notified after arrival that a 26 pound Lithium-Ion battery shipment had been transported even though clearly labeled 'CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY FORBIDDEN IN PASSENGER AIRCRAFT'.
Narrative: Our cargo load report on departure indicated that there was 26 pounds of 'freight' in the cargo bin. No description of the freight was on the cargo report; and none of the items at the bottom had been circled. Upon arrival at [destination]; ramp personnel notified me that unauthorized hazardous material had been loaded onto the aircraft. I inspected the box and found it was extremely well labeled.Near the packing slip was a sticker: 'PRIMARY LITHIUM BATTERIES- FORBIDDEN FOR TRANSPORT ABOARD PASSENGER AIRCRAFT' On every side of the box was placed a bright orange sticker with the words: 'CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY FORBIDDEN IN PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.' I never did open the box to verify the contents. I have pictures of the cargo report and the box with all stickers visible if needed.It is currently not our procedure to go into the cargo bin and verify hazardous material or claims of freight. Although not very practical; that would be one solution to the problem.
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.