Narrative:

30 mins prior to departure, received hazmat of 150 pounds of dry ice in rear pit. About 1 hour after takeoff, we received message from dispatch to return to ord due to animal loaded in same pit as dry ice. Looked at other diversion stations, but ord was best. Returned and landed 1000 pounds below maximum landing weight. Had reverser EICAS message after landing. Inoperative'ed reverser prior to departure. Had passenger removed for asthma attack while at gate at chicago. Paramedics removed passenger. We did not request special handling or traffic priority. We had been given holding for return to ord which was canceled prior to entry. Dispatch may have coordinated an earlier arrival. At ord, dog was moved from aft pit to forward pit prior to our second departure for phx.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR RETURNS TO LAND AFTER IT IS DISCOVERED THE HAZARDOUS CARGO AND LIVE ANIMALS ARE LOADED IN SAME CARGO PIT. SUBSEQUENTLY REVERSER MALFUNCTIONS AND PAX BECOMES ILL.

Narrative: 30 MINS PRIOR TO DEP, RECEIVED HAZMAT OF 150 LBS OF DRY ICE IN REAR PIT. ABOUT 1 HR AFTER TKOF, WE RECEIVED MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH TO RETURN TO ORD DUE TO ANIMAL LOADED IN SAME PIT AS DRY ICE. LOOKED AT OTHER DIVERSION STATIONS, BUT ORD WAS BEST. RETURNED AND LANDED 1000 LBS BELOW MAX LNDG WT. HAD REVERSER EICAS MESSAGE AFTER LNDG. INOP'ED REVERSER PRIOR TO DEP. HAD PAX REMOVED FOR ASTHMA ATTACK WHILE AT GATE AT CHICAGO. PARAMEDICS REMOVED PAX. WE DID NOT REQUEST SPECIAL HANDLING OR TFC PRIORITY. WE HAD BEEN GIVEN HOLDING FOR RETURN TO ORD WHICH WAS CANCELED PRIOR TO ENTRY. DISPATCH MAY HAVE COORDINATED AN EARLIER ARR. AT ORD, DOG WAS MOVED FROM AFT PIT TO FORWARD PIT PRIOR TO OUR SECOND DEP FOR PHX.

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.