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A B727-200 flight crew was notified of connecting passenger luggage contained hydrogen peroxide and that a chemical spill occurred. Flight crew was informed by mem ramp personnel that the contaminated luggage was not on board their aircraft. At gate in sea, flight crew was notified contaminated luggage was on board the aircraft, and that smoke and fumes were coming from the forward cargo compartment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sea airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5420 |
| ASRS Report | 418510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 418635 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While parked at gate in memphis, tn, it was brought to our attention that a connecting passenger luggage containing a 1 gallon jug of hydrogen peroxide had created a chemical spill on another aircraft causing damage. Our crew was informed by ramp personnel that the connecting luggage or other contaminated luggage was not or had not been placed on our aircraft. After an uneventful flight from mem to sea we arrived at gate in seattle, wa, and were informed by ramp personnel after approximately 95% of the passenger had deplaned that there was smoke and fumes coming from the forward cargo compartment. Upon closer inspection from the ramp, I observed a smoking suitcase (roller bag type) on the ramp well clear of the aircraft. The fire department promptly watered down the luggage. Ramp personnel said that fumes were very strong in the forward cargo compartment. Prior to leaving the ramp area we were informed by sea station management personnel that they had received a teletype message advising them to be aware that contaminated luggage may be on our aircraft #xyzz. Our flight crew was assured by mem station/ramp personnel that none of the contaminated luggage was on board our aircraft. We had no indications on the flight deck instrument panel that anything abnormal was happening in the forward cargo bin (ie, no smoke/fume or fire indications). The cabin crew did not notice any fumes/smoke in the cabin area. This situation could have become extremely serious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 FLC WAS NOTIFIED OF CONNECTING PAX LUGGAGE CONTAINED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND THAT A CHEMICAL SPILL OCCURRED. FLC WAS INFORMED BY MEM RAMP PERSONNEL THAT THE CONTAMINATED LUGGAGE WAS NOT ON BOARD THEIR ACFT. AT GATE IN SEA, FLC WAS NOTIFIED CONTAMINATED LUGGAGE WAS ON BOARD THE ACFT, AND THAT SMOKE AND FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT.
Narrative: WHILE PARKED AT GATE IN MEMPHIS, TN, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTN THAT A CONNECTING PAX LUGGAGE CONTAINING A 1 GALLON JUG OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HAD CREATED A CHEMICAL SPILL ON ANOTHER ACFT CAUSING DAMAGE. OUR CREW WAS INFORMED BY RAMP PERSONNEL THAT THE CONNECTING LUGGAGE OR OTHER CONTAMINATED LUGGAGE WAS NOT OR HAD NOT BEEN PLACED ON OUR ACFT. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLT FROM MEM TO SEA WE ARRIVED AT GATE IN SEATTLE, WA, AND WERE INFORMED BY RAMP PERSONNEL AFTER APPROX 95% OF THE PAX HAD DEPLANED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND FUMES COMING FROM THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION FROM THE RAMP, I OBSERVED A SMOKING SUITCASE (ROLLER BAG TYPE) ON THE RAMP WELL CLR OF THE ACFT. THE FIRE DEPT PROMPTLY WATERED DOWN THE LUGGAGE. RAMP PERSONNEL SAID THAT FUMES WERE VERY STRONG IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE RAMP AREA WE WERE INFORMED BY SEA STATION MGMNT PERSONNEL THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A TELETYPE MESSAGE ADVISING THEM TO BE AWARE THAT CONTAMINATED LUGGAGE MAY BE ON OUR ACFT #XYZZ. OUR FLC WAS ASSURED BY MEM STATION/RAMP PERSONNEL THAT NONE OF THE CONTAMINATED LUGGAGE WAS ON BOARD OUR ACFT. WE HAD NO INDICATIONS ON THE FLT DECK INST PANEL THAT ANYTHING ABNORMAL WAS HAPPENING IN THE FORWARD CARGO BIN (IE, NO SMOKE/FUME OR FIRE INDICATIONS). THE CABIN CREW DID NOT NOTICE ANY FUMES/SMOKE IN THE CABIN AREA. THIS SIT COULD HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY SERIOUS.
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.