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B737 first officer reported company hazmat procedures were missing significant tolerance information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1573072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During preflight walk around; paperwork was handed to me with radioactive material in belly and nose. I ask what is the exposure duration for the flight; and no one could tell me so I said the material needs to come off. Captain has not arrived; but he will make the final determination. Captain arrives and looks at paperwork; ZZZ station manager along with [operations] chief discusses issue and I speak with [operations] chief on phone. Captain references the ppm radiation chart showing load is within limits. I explain to both [operations] chief and ZZZ station chief that paperwork needs/should include total exposure to crew and passengers during flight. Both [operations] chief and ZZZ manager agree our paperwork should reflect that. Consequently; we proceed with the flight. My concern was strictly safety related for myself; crew; and passengers. I believe strongly this information; when carrying hazardous cargo (radioactive cargo); needs to be included. I promised the [operations] chief I would submit a report. [We departed] 2 minutes prior to scheduled departure time. Potential information missing on paperwork. Exposure duration for entire flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 First Officer reported company HAZMAT procedures were missing significant tolerance information.
Narrative: During preflight walk around; paperwork was handed to me with radioactive material in belly and nose. I ask what is the exposure duration for the flight; and no one could tell me so I said the material needs to come off. Captain has not arrived; but he will make the final determination. Captain arrives and looks at paperwork; ZZZ Station Manager along with [Operations] Chief discusses issue and I speak with [Operations] Chief on phone. Captain references the PPM radiation chart showing load is within limits. I explain to both [Operations] Chief and ZZZ Station Chief that paperwork needs/should include total exposure to crew and passengers during flight. Both [Operations] Chief and ZZZ Manager agree our paperwork should reflect that. Consequently; we proceed with the flight. My concern was strictly safety related for myself; crew; and passengers. I believe strongly this information; when carrying hazardous cargo (radioactive cargo); needs to be included. I promised the [Operations] Chief I would submit a report. [We departed] 2 minutes prior to scheduled departure time. Potential information missing on paperwork. Exposure duration for entire flight.
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.