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An FK10 flight is canceled after a ground crewman finds a trace of mercury on the cargo floor just prior to pushback at dtw, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 427635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Location: ramp at dtw. Just prior to pushback, an alert ground crewman informed me that a small quantity of mercury was rolling around the aft cargo compartment. I viewed this and it appeared to be about 1/4 inch in diameter. Hazmat team called in to remove mercury and check aircraft. We ferried this aircraft to sdf the next morning after required inspections were apparently performed. Nothing else to report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FK10 FLT IS CANCELED AFTER A GND CREWMAN FINDS A TRACE OF MERCURY ON THE CARGO FLOOR JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK AT DTW, MI.
Narrative: LOCATION: RAMP AT DTW. JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, AN ALERT GND CREWMAN INFORMED ME THAT A SMALL QUANTITY OF MERCURY WAS ROLLING AROUND THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. I VIEWED THIS AND IT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER. HAZMAT TEAM CALLED IN TO REMOVE MERCURY AND CHK ACFT. WE FERRIED THIS ACFT TO SDF THE NEXT MORNING AFTER REQUIRED INSPECTIONS WERE APPARENTLY PERFORMED. NOTHING ELSE TO RPT.
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.