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A320 captain reported receiving 'return to gate' message after departure followed by 'okay to proceed to destination' due to incorrect loading of biological material in cargo bin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1539028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 9455 Flight Crew Type 5094 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Prior to departure; release 1; mrd current; no dg. Had final weights prior to taxi. After takeoff; ACARS message to return to gate. Message time stamped [same time as] off time. During climb sent dispatch message we were already airborne. Load planning sent message biological item; not spillable; okay to proceed. We sent dispatch a message regarding load planning message okay to proceed; and asking dispatch if we had a safety of flight issue. Dispatch responded he saw load planning message regarding okay to proceed and agreed no safety of flight issue. Prior to descent sent one last message as to what was actually the item in question. Busy during the descent and called upon landing; dispatch said he had sent a message; he was told it was bio-medical and under a certain weight and did not need paperwork/notification associated with it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported receiving 'Return to Gate' message after departure followed by 'Okay to proceed to destination' due to incorrect loading of biological material in cargo bin.
Narrative: Prior to departure; release 1; MRD current; no DG. Had final weights prior to taxi. After takeoff; ACARS message to return to gate. Message time stamped [same time as] off time. During climb sent Dispatch message we were already airborne. Load Planning sent message biological item; not spillable; okay to proceed. We sent Dispatch a message regarding Load Planning message okay to proceed; and asking Dispatch if we had a safety of flight issue. Dispatch responded he saw Load Planning message regarding okay to proceed and agreed no safety of flight issue. Prior to descent sent one last message as to what was actually the item in question. Busy during the descent and called upon landing; Dispatch said he had sent a message; he was told it was bio-medical and under a certain weight and did not need paperwork/notification associated with it.
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.