Narrative:

6.2 infectious substances and 6.1 toxic or poison loaded on the aircraft on the upper deck where if spilled could due to airflow of pressurization system and or contact infect a crew member(south). This on flight phl to iln sep/xa/99. As previously reported is legal. This hazmat, however, is cargo aircraft only and cannot be shipped with foodstuff. I doubt that because of the number of passenger that were contaminated that this was deemed cargo aircraft only. I suspect that this was a judgement (good) call when the regulation was made. I think that it is equally important to not infect crews of cargo airlines as well as passenger or passenger crews. Solution: require that these and similar hazmats be shipped in the belly compartments where there is no access to the crews.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DC8-61 CARGO ACFT COMPLAINT OF TOXIC OR POISON HAZMAT CARRIED ON UPPER DECK LEGALLY COULD CAUSE CREW MEMBERS TO BE AFFECTED IF SPILLED DURING FLT.

Narrative: 6.2 INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES AND 6.1 TOXIC OR POISON LOADED ON THE ACFT ON THE UPPER DECK WHERE IF SPILLED COULD DUE TO AIRFLOW OF PRESSURIZATION SYS AND OR CONTACT INFECT A CREW MEMBER(S). THIS ON FLT PHL TO ILN SEP/XA/99. AS PREVIOUSLY RPTED IS LEGAL. THIS HAZMAT, HOWEVER, IS CARGO ACFT ONLY AND CANNOT BE SHIPPED WITH FOODSTUFF. I DOUBT THAT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PAX THAT WERE CONTAMINATED THAT THIS WAS DEEMED CARGO ACFT ONLY. I SUSPECT THAT THIS WAS A JUDGEMENT (GOOD) CALL WHEN THE REG WAS MADE. I THINK THAT IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT INFECT CREWS OF CARGO AIRLINES AS WELL AS PAX OR PAX CREWS. SOLUTION: REQUIRE THAT THESE AND SIMILAR HAZMATS BE SHIPPED IN THE BELLY COMPARTMENTS WHERE THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE CREWS.

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.