Unmarked boxes found in cargo compartment. Super 80.

Attributes
ACN	344230
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
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	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	344230
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	361910
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nose gear spray deflector had been removed from the aircraft on aug/xx/96. Due to wet runway conditions we were working with tulsa tech to try to get the aircraft fixed. They had contract maintenance ask us to check the cargo compartments for parts. Two plain cardboard boxes, wrapped in baggage and mailing tape were found to be in the cargo compartments. These boxes were unlabeled except for marking pen notations on each box reading do not remove from aircraft. I believe these boxes, in this condition represented a potential security risk violation. All of the proper packing papers were located on the inside of the boxes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNMARKED BOXES FOUND IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. SUPER 80.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACFT ON AUG/XX/96. DUE TO WET RWY CONDITIONS WE WERE WORKING WITH TULSA TECH TO TRY TO GET THE ACFT FIXED. THEY HAD CONTRACT MAINT ASK US TO CHK THE CARGO COMPARTMENTS FOR PARTS. TWO PLAIN CARDBOARD BOXES, WRAPPED IN BAGGAGE AND MAILING TAPE WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENTS. THESE BOXES WERE UNLABELED EXCEPT FOR MARKING PEN NOTATIONS ON EACH BOX READING DO NOT REMOVE FROM ACFT. I BELIEVE THESE BOXES, IN THIS CONDITION REPRESENTED A POTENTIAL SECURITY RISK VIOLATION. ALL OF THE PROPER PACKING PAPERS WERE LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOXES.

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.