Narrative:

We flew flight from dillingham to king salmon and somewhere en route igloo #1 shifted position due to 3 side locks that we found to be in the down position. Prior to departure in dillingham we boarded an FAA safety inspector in the jump seat. After the cargo door was closed, the copilot went back to inspect the cargo locks, cargo met, and install the emergency slide on the forward door due to the jump seat rider. He returned saying that all was secure. His recollection was that the 3 side locks were up for the 108 inch igloos. Additionally the side locks were up for the back-up position or 125 inch igloo locks. Upon emerging from the cockpit after landing the cargo handlers were working the freight and informed us that the 3 side locks were down and #1 igloo had shifted. No damage was done. The 3 locks either gave way or they were not properly set or were not set at all by the previous cargo handlers. The FAA jump seat inspector made a note and assured me he would write a report. The cargo handles (akn) evidently used the crash axe to relieve pressure on the igloo locks for unloading and the FAA inspector said that would also be in the report. (I don't think that was illegal though, he was afraid the crash axe might not be restowed). I notified the lead ramp coordinator in anchorage upon our return so that he could communication with dillingham cargo handlers regarding the locks and the king salmon cargo handlers regarding the use of the crash axe.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMPROPER LOADING PROC CARGO. PALLET NOT SECURED CORRECTLY PRIOR TO TKOF.

Narrative: WE FLEW FLT FROM DILLINGHAM TO KING SALMON AND SOMEWHERE ENRTE IGLOO #1 SHIFTED POS DUE TO 3 SIDE LOCKS THAT WE FOUND TO BE IN THE DOWN POS. PRIOR TO DEP IN DILLINGHAM WE BOARDED AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR IN THE JUMP SEAT. AFTER THE CARGO DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE COPLT WENT BACK TO INSPECT THE CARGO LOCKS, CARGO MET, AND INSTALL THE EMER SLIDE ON THE FORWARD DOOR DUE TO THE JUMP SEAT RIDER. HE RETURNED SAYING THAT ALL WAS SECURE. HIS RECOLLECTION WAS THAT THE 3 SIDE LOCKS WERE UP FOR THE 108 INCH IGLOOS. ADDITIONALLY THE SIDE LOCKS WERE UP FOR THE BACK-UP POS OR 125 INCH IGLOO LOCKS. UPON EMERGING FROM THE COCKPIT AFTER LNDG THE CARGO HANDLERS WERE WORKING THE FREIGHT AND INFORMED US THAT THE 3 SIDE LOCKS WERE DOWN AND #1 IGLOO HAD SHIFTED. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE 3 LOCKS EITHER GAVE WAY OR THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY SET OR WERE NOT SET AT ALL BY THE PREVIOUS CARGO HANDLERS. THE FAA JUMP SEAT INSPECTOR MADE A NOTE AND ASSURED ME HE WOULD WRITE A RPT. THE CARGO HANDLES (AKN) EVIDENTLY USED THE CRASH AXE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE IGLOO LOCKS FOR UNLOADING AND THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID THAT WOULD ALSO BE IN THE RPT. (I DON'T THINK THAT WAS ILLEGAL THOUGH, HE WAS AFRAID THE CRASH AXE MIGHT NOT BE RESTOWED). I NOTIFIED THE LEAD RAMP COORDINATOR IN ANCHORAGE UPON OUR RETURN SO THAT HE COULD COM WITH DILLINGHAM CARGO HANDLERS REGARDING THE LOCKS AND THE KING SALMON CARGO HANDLERS REGARDING THE USE OF THE CRASH AXE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.