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Ramp agent reported hazmat cargo not properly loaded and secured at departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1544744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Opened compartment 5 on arrival to discover a dry ice [unit] not strapped to the floor or volumetrically loaded. I could not see any visible damage to the package. The bags loaded in compartment 5 were behind the net section. The dry ice package was alone with 4 golf bags right next to the door; not together with the rest of the bags.the dry ice package should have been secured with straps or made sure it was volumetrically loaded with the safety procedures followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ramp agent reported HAZMAT cargo not properly loaded and secured at departure airport.
Narrative: Opened compartment 5 on arrival to discover a dry ice [unit] not strapped to the floor or volumetrically loaded. I could not see any visible damage to the package. The bags loaded in compartment 5 were behind the net section. The dry ice package was alone with 4 golf bags right next to the door; not together with the rest of the bags.The dry ice package should have been secured with straps or made sure it was volumetrically loaded with the safety procedures followed.
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.