Mechanic checks procedures for mailing hazmat.

Attributes
ACN	309990
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	309990
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was asked to mail a box marked hazmat flammable. I called cargo carrier and asked how I can mail it. The woman on the phone asked me several questions, like what the n-number was, temperature flash point was, and a few others. After learning the temperature was 200 above she said I could peel off the labels and mail it as normal freight. I did. I read the flash point information out of the paperwork I found inside the box.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH CHKS PROCS FOR MAILING HAZMAT.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED TO MAIL A BOX MARKED HAZMAT FLAMMABLE. I CALLED CARGO CARRIER AND ASKED HOW I CAN MAIL IT. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE ASKED ME SEVERAL QUESTIONS, LIKE WHAT THE N-NUMBER WAS, TEMP FLASH POINT WAS, AND A FEW OTHERS. AFTER LEARNING THE TEMP WAS 200 ABOVE SHE SAID I COULD PEEL OFF THE LABELS AND MAIL IT AS NORMAL FREIGHT. I DID. I READ THE FLASH POINT INFO OUT OF THE PAPERWORK I FOUND INSIDE THE BOX.

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.