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L1011-250 aircraft. Prior to departure, reporter captain discovers hazmat manifest exceeded allowable weight and quantity of corrosives. Cargo agent not aware of requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | L-1011 Tri-Star All Series |
| 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 pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 387579 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Hazmat form delivered to cockpit 15 mins prior to pushback (30 mins late). I checked the classes and weight and discovered that 2 corrosives, both batteries, exceeded our allowable weight and also quantity per aircraft bin. Called the cargo agent who is supposed to be the expert and he said he didn't know what was in our manual for allowable hazmat. We are supposed to mirror all departments as far as requirements go. Also, our allowable hazmat table references weight or volume. The agent had no idea of the volume of the corrosives. The shipper should be required to list both. We're instructed that the hazmat company agent is thoroughly trained, check six!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: L1011-250 ACFT. PRIOR TO DEP, RPTR CAPT DISCOVERS HAZMAT MANIFEST EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE WT AND QUANTITY OF CORROSIVES. CARGO AGENT NOT AWARE OF REQUIREMENTS.
Narrative: HAZMAT FORM DELIVERED TO COCKPIT 15 MINS PRIOR TO PUSHBACK (30 MINS LATE). I CHKED THE CLASSES AND WT AND DISCOVERED THAT 2 CORROSIVES, BOTH BATTERIES, EXCEEDED OUR ALLOWABLE WT AND ALSO QUANTITY PER ACFT BIN. CALLED THE CARGO AGENT WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE EXPERT AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN OUR MANUAL FOR ALLOWABLE HAZMAT. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO MIRROR ALL DEPTS AS FAR AS REQUIREMENTS GO. ALSO, OUR ALLOWABLE HAZMAT TABLE REFS WT OR VOLUME. THE AGENT HAD NO IDEA OF THE VOLUME OF THE CORROSIVES. THE SHIPPER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LIST BOTH. WE'RE INSTRUCTED THAT THE HAZMAT COMPANY AGENT IS THOROUGHLY TRAINED, CHK SIX!
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.