<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1651018, June 2019

B747-400 flight crew reported noting an improperly secured pallet that was corrected before departure.

Attributes
ACN	1651018
Time
Date	201906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

An improperly secured pallet was found in position rs. Loading personnel were made aware of the issue and asked to correct it. Flight was delayed and dispatch was notified. According to the ca (captain); loading personnel said that the pallet had special instructions for loading and securing but those were not followed. As a suggestion; these 'special' instructions should be part of the paperwork given to the crew; or at least the crew should be made aware of them; otherwise how are supposed to know what we are checking during a main deck walk around? Or even more important; what is the point of a deck walk around if we are unaware of these special loads and the way they are supposed to be secured?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747-400 flight crew reported noting an improperly secured pallet that was corrected before departure.

Narrative: An improperly secured pallet was found in position RS. Loading personnel were made aware of the issue and asked to correct it. Flight was delayed and dispatch was notified. According to the CA (Captain); loading personnel said that the pallet had special instructions for loading and securing but those were not followed. As a suggestion; these 'special' instructions should be part of the paperwork given to the crew; or at least the crew should be made aware of them; otherwise how are supposed to know what we are checking during a Main Deck walk around? Or even more important; what is the point of a Deck walk around if we are unaware of these special loads and the way they are supposed to be secured?

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.