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Captain of a saab 340 was advised during unloading at the gate that jet fuel had leaked in the cargo area. He complained to the company that he was unaware of carrying jet fuel hazardous material in other than the aircraft fuel tanks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 362335 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was never advised that we were carrying a hmu with jet fuel in it. Upon arrival in albany, I was advised that jet fuel had spilled in the cargo area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that his is one of the few companies that has approval to carry hazmat. He said that the company is very careful to follow all procedures but the 'ball' was dropped in notification to the captain of the hazmat aboard. This and more careful packaging of hazmat items will be strongly stressed in the future. The box leaked such a small amount of fluid that it was even hard to see where it had spilled. The cargo area had no smell of the fluid either. The aircraft was a saab 340B and the hazard material was a hydro-mechanical unit boxed for shipment. However, there was a small amount of fluid still trapped in the unit that came out during the flight. Reporter stated that all persons were notified according to company procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A SAAB 340 WAS ADVISED DURING UNLOADING AT THE GATE THAT JET FUEL HAD LEAKED IN THE CARGO AREA. HE COMPLAINED TO THE COMPANY THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF CARRYING JET FUEL HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN OTHER THAN THE ACFT FUEL TANKS.
Narrative: I WAS NEVER ADVISED THAT WE WERE CARRYING A HMU WITH JET FUEL IN IT. UPON ARR IN ALBANY, I WAS ADVISED THAT JET FUEL HAD SPILLED IN THE CARGO AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HIS IS ONE OF THE FEW COMPANIES THAT HAS APPROVAL TO CARRY HAZMAT. HE SAID THAT THE COMPANY IS VERY CAREFUL TO FOLLOW ALL PROCS BUT THE 'BALL' WAS DROPPED IN NOTIFICATION TO THE CAPT OF THE HAZMAT ABOARD. THIS AND MORE CAREFUL PACKAGING OF HAZMAT ITEMS WILL BE STRONGLY STRESSED IN THE FUTURE. THE BOX LEAKED SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID THAT IT WAS EVEN HARD TO SEE WHERE IT HAD SPILLED. THE CARGO AREA HAD NO SMELL OF THE FLUID EITHER. THE ACFT WAS A SAAB 340B AND THE HAZARD MATERIAL WAS A HYDRO-MECHANICAL UNIT BOXED FOR SHIPMENT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID STILL TRAPPED IN THE UNIT THAT CAME OUT DURING THE FLT. RPTR STATED THAT ALL PERSONS WERE NOTIFIED ACCORDING TO COMPANY PROCS.
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.