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Captain was advised by cabin attendant of a passenger owned oxygen bottle on board with no identing paperwork declaring its condition or safety status.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 430900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Nearing the point of departure at ord airport runway 27R, I was notified by flight attendants that they had discovered a passenger owned portable oxygen bottle that had been allowed on board the aircraft by chicago boarding personnel. I did not have information at that time as to how or why it had been brought on board or whether it was full or empty. The conditions were urgent and congested, so I therefore elected to continue the departure and flight to phx. Upon arrival at the destination, ground personnel were advised of the situation and an irregularity report was filed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT WAS ADVISED BY CABIN ATTENDANT OF A PAX OWNED OXYGEN BOTTLE ON BOARD WITH NO IDENTING PAPERWORK DECLARING ITS CONDITION OR SAFETY STATUS.
Narrative: NEARING THE POINT OF DEP AT ORD ARPT RWY 27R, I WAS NOTIFIED BY FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED A PAX OWNED PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE THAT HAD BEEN ALLOWED ON BOARD THE ACFT BY CHICAGO BOARDING PERSONNEL. I DID NOT HAVE INFO AT THAT TIME AS TO HOW OR WHY IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT ON BOARD OR WHETHER IT WAS FULL OR EMPTY. THE CONDITIONS WERE URGENT AND CONGESTED, SO I THEREFORE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE DEP AND FLT TO PHX. UPON ARR AT THE DEST, GND PERSONNEL WERE ADVISED OF THE SIT AND AN IRREGULARITY RPT WAS FILED.
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.