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A300 aircraft prior to departure cargo handlers failed to secure a cargo bin which shifted during flight making a thumping sound. Cabin attendants reported the sound to the cockpit, but the bin wasn't accessible until landing at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| 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 | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other 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 | 403729 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During taxi out a flight attendant reported a momentary thump sound from under door 3L and right. We thought it might have to do with the rough txwys at jfk but after the flight attendant reported a similar thump sound during our descent into pap I started to suspect a loose cargo bin. The cargo handler confirmed that bin was indeed not secured at all and was sliding back and forth during flight and landed up against the rear cargo door when we arrived in pap. This cargo bin was not secured at jfk. This is the same mistake that caused the crash of an airlines DC8 in mia last yr. I would like the name of the cargo handler and the supervisor in charge at jfk and all others responsible for this serious act of gross negligence. I would also like to see a plan of corrective measures put into place so this does not happen again and maybe cause an accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 ACFT PRIOR TO DEP CARGO HANDLERS FAILED TO SECURE A CARGO BIN WHICH SHIFTED DURING FLT MAKING A THUMPING SOUND. CABIN ATTENDANTS RPTED THE SOUND TO THE COCKPIT, BUT THE BIN WASN'T ACCESSIBLE UNTIL LNDG AT DEST.
Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A MOMENTARY THUMP SOUND FROM UNDER DOOR 3L AND R. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE ROUGH TXWYS AT JFK BUT AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A SIMILAR THUMP SOUND DURING OUR DSCNT INTO PAP I STARTED TO SUSPECT A LOOSE CARGO BIN. THE CARGO HANDLER CONFIRMED THAT BIN WAS INDEED NOT SECURED AT ALL AND WAS SLIDING BACK AND FORTH DURING FLT AND LANDED UP AGAINST THE REAR CARGO DOOR WHEN WE ARRIVED IN PAP. THIS CARGO BIN WAS NOT SECURED AT JFK. THIS IS THE SAME MISTAKE THAT CAUSED THE CRASH OF AN AIRLINES DC8 IN MIA LAST YR. I WOULD LIKE THE NAME OF THE CARGO HANDLER AND THE SUPVR IN CHARGE AT JFK AND ALL OTHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SERIOUS ACT OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE A PLAN OF CORRECTIVE MEASURES PUT INTO PLACE SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND MAYBE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
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.