An air carrier medium large transport captain found that not all of his paperwork was in order.

Attributes
ACN	300898
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	300898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Prior to departure, I received the air carrier form OK333 for dangerous goods/hazardous materials notification. Everything on the form was correct. However, once again, the final load closeout did not have a restricted article annotated. This is not the first time this has happened. 1 of many. It was not until much later in the flight that we noticed the code RA was missing from the load closeout. Had there been an emergency of any kind, no one, especially ftw dispatch would have known that this material was on board. There simply must be a way to get these load closeout's accurate. Our airport analysis specifically states that this annotation must be on the load closeout so that everyone involved with the flight knows exactly what is on each and every aircraft. En route to las, I phone patched with ftw on a different matter and did mention that we had hazardous material on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CAPT FOUND THAT NOT ALL OF HIS PAPERWORK WAS IN ORDER.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP, I RECEIVED THE ACR FORM OK333 FOR DANGEROUS GOODS/HAZARDOUS MATERIALS NOTIFICATION. EVERYTHING ON THE FORM WAS CORRECT. HOWEVER, ONCE AGAIN, THE FINAL LOAD CLOSEOUT DID NOT HAVE A RESTRICTED ARTICLE ANNOTATED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 1 OF MANY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL MUCH LATER IN THE FLT THAT WE NOTICED THE CODE RA WAS MISSING FROM THE LOAD CLOSEOUT. HAD THERE BEEN AN EMER OF ANY KIND, NO ONE, ESPECIALLY FTW DISPATCH WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS MATERIAL WAS ON BOARD. THERE SIMPLY MUST BE A WAY TO GET THESE LOAD CLOSEOUT'S ACCURATE. OUR ARPT ANALYSIS SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS ANNOTATION MUST BE ON THE LOAD CLOSEOUT SO THAT EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE FLT KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS ON EACH AND EVERY ACFT. ENRTE TO LAS, I PHONE PATCHED WITH FTW ON A DIFFERENT MATTER AND DID MENTION THAT WE HAD HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ON BOARD.

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.