Air carrier L1011-500 diversion to alternate to remove cargo containers that may have held combustib...

Attributes
ACN	310940
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cyqx
State Reference	NF
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011-500 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute airway : czqx enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	310940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft had been dispatched and was en route from atl to man. During my audit of MEL's current for my aircraft/flts during my shift, I encountered a restrictive item on an L1011 aircraft. I had the C/a cargo compartment, main and alternate bottles inoperative, under MEL M26-23-00C. This requires only non combustible cargo able to be loaded in the compartment. I checked the outbound load message, and saw that there had been 3 cargo containers loaded in the compartment. I then discussed the problem with our maintenance coordination department and confirmed that the MEL item was valid and current. I informed the L1011 system coordinator of the problem to discuss the options that were available. Landing and offloading the cargo seemed to be the most prudent and safe alternative, as the aircraft had not yet entered the minneapolis area and was short of yqx. I contacted our ground support agency in yqx and affirmed that they could accomplish this task. Then I contacted the crew in order to confirm the situation with them, discuss our options and initiate our diversion. This was accomplished, the cargo was offloaded, and the aircraft continued on to its final destination. This flight was atl-man.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR L1011-500 DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE TO REMOVE CARGO CONTAINERS THAT MAY HAVE HELD COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Narrative: ACFT HAD BEEN DISPATCHED AND WAS ENRTE FROM ATL TO MAN. DURING MY AUDIT OF MEL'S CURRENT FOR MY ACFT/FLTS DURING MY SHIFT, I ENCOUNTERED A RESTRICTIVE ITEM ON AN L1011 ACFT. I HAD THE C/A CARGO COMPARTMENT, MAIN AND ALTERNATE BOTTLES INOP, UNDER MEL M26-23-00C. THIS REQUIRES ONLY NON COMBUSTIBLE CARGO ABLE TO BE LOADED IN THE COMPARTMENT. I CHKED THE OUTBOUND LOAD MESSAGE, AND SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN 3 CARGO CONTAINERS LOADED IN THE COMPARTMENT. I THEN DISCUSSED THE PROB WITH OUR MAINT COORD DEPT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MEL ITEM WAS VALID AND CURRENT. I INFORMED THE L1011 SYS COORDINATOR OF THE PROB TO DISCUSS THE OPTIONS THAT WERE AVAILABLE. LNDG AND OFFLOADING THE CARGO SEEMED TO BE THE MOST PRUDENT AND SAFE ALTERNATIVE, AS THE ACFT HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA AND WAS SHORT OF YQX. I CONTACTED OUR GND SUPPORT AGENCY IN YQX AND AFFIRMED THAT THEY COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK. THEN I CONTACTED THE CREW IN ORDER TO CONFIRM THE SIT WITH THEM, DISCUSS OUR OPTIONS AND INITIATE OUR DIVERSION. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, THE CARGO WAS OFFLOADED, AND THE ACFT CONTINUED ON TO ITS FINAL DEST. THIS FLT WAS ATL-MAN.

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.

Air carrier L1011-500 diversion to alternate to remove cargo containers that may have held combustible materials.