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First officer reported lithium ion battery powered computers without required documentation being loaded in cargo compartment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1657482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation |
Narrative:
Today while doing my walk around; I saw 30 laptop computers being loaded into the belly. Each of these computers had a lithium ion label printed on the box. There were several questions asked and no one seemed to know if these computers were okay for passenger aircraft. They were removed and reshipped via the freighter. The reason in writing this; is it's not the first time and I have seen everything from camping stoves; bear spray; to road flares being loaded in passenger aircraft. There is a growing trend of material getting through all our checks. Nonethis is a result of contracting; high turnover; and poor training. We need to train vigilance and make better observations when handling cargo or baggage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: First Officer reported Lithium Ion battery powered computers without required documentation being loaded in cargo compartment.
Narrative: Today while doing my walk around; I saw 30 laptop computers being loaded into the belly. Each of these Computers had a Lithium Ion label printed on the box. There were several questions asked and no one seemed to know if these computers were okay for passenger aircraft. They were removed and reshipped via the freighter. The reason in writing this; is it's not the first time and I have seen everything from camping stoves; bear spray; to road flares being loaded in passenger aircraft. There is a growing trend of material getting through all our checks. NoneThis is a result of contracting; high turnover; and poor training. We need to train vigilance and make better observations when handling cargo or baggage.
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.