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PIC of B727 freighter finds some unsatisfactory cargo equipment during a ramp check by the FAA in tol, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tol |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 392810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jan/xa/98 at approximately XA00, flight abc departed mhr for tol with a different flight crew. Approximately 1 hour into the flight, the captain received word from the company that the hub in tol was canceled due to WX. He was told to return to mhr. At approximately AB00 the same date, this captain and his crew arrived at mhr to fly the daytime version of the mhr to tol flight, ede. When I arrived at the airport, I was told by our mechanic, as well as personnel, that flight abc never made it to tol and I would be taking his freight in. The aircraft was never unloaded or reloaded. My air carrier has no stated procedures that loaded aircraft must be unloaded, re-inspected, and then reloaded whenever there is a crew change. Upon arrival in tol, I was met by FAA safety inspector, mr X. Mr X and I observed the unloading of the aircraft. 1 container and 2 pallets were found to be unairworthy. Had I been there during the loading process, I would never have let these containers onboard my aircraft. I even believe that the 1 can that was unairworthy, I had previously bumped on a different flight. I am still checking on this. What did I learn? PIC is ultimately responsible. Do not trust another captain's judgement when it comes to my ticket!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF B727 FREIGHTER FINDS SOME UNSATISFACTORY CARGO EQUIP DURING A RAMP CHK BY THE FAA IN TOL, OH.
Narrative: ON JAN/XA/98 AT APPROX XA00, FLT ABC DEPARTED MHR FOR TOL WITH A DIFFERENT FLC. APPROX 1 HR INTO THE FLT, THE CAPT RECEIVED WORD FROM THE COMPANY THAT THE HUB IN TOL WAS CANCELED DUE TO WX. HE WAS TOLD TO RETURN TO MHR. AT APPROX AB00 THE SAME DATE, THIS CAPT AND HIS CREW ARRIVED AT MHR TO FLY THE DAYTIME VERSION OF THE MHR TO TOL FLT, EDE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ARPT, I WAS TOLD BY OUR MECH, AS WELL AS PERSONNEL, THAT FLT ABC NEVER MADE IT TO TOL AND I WOULD BE TAKING HIS FREIGHT IN. THE ACFT WAS NEVER UNLOADED OR RELOADED. MY ACR HAS NO STATED PROCS THAT LOADED ACFT MUST BE UNLOADED, RE-INSPECTED, AND THEN RELOADED WHENEVER THERE IS A CREW CHANGE. UPON ARR IN TOL, I WAS MET BY FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR, MR X. MR X AND I OBSERVED THE UNLOADING OF THE ACFT. 1 CONTAINER AND 2 PALLETS WERE FOUND TO BE UNAIRWORTHY. HAD I BEEN THERE DURING THE LOADING PROCESS, I WOULD NEVER HAVE LET THESE CONTAINERS ONBOARD MY ACFT. I EVEN BELIEVE THAT THE 1 CAN THAT WAS UNAIRWORTHY, I HAD PREVIOUSLY BUMPED ON A DIFFERENT FLT. I AM STILL CHKING ON THIS. WHAT DID I LEARN? PIC IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE. DO NOT TRUST ANOTHER CAPT'S JUDGEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO MY TICKET!
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.