Air carrier inspector finds loading and handling of hazmat in violation of far's.

Attributes
ACN	468636
Time
Date	200004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	468636
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : pers-y
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

FAA inspector found 1 of 3 hazmat boxes that were ready to load onboard had a puncture. He advised the crew chief of the damage. I advised the crew chief that he should at least tape the hole. At departure time FAA inspector went back downstairs and observed that the box had been taped in violation of far's and intends to issue a violation upon his return from clo. I apologized to the inspector for asking that the crew chief tape the box. He said that the crew chief should have known better and that the box needed repackaging. A second violation will be forthcoming according to the FAA inspector for the way the 3 boxes were placed in the forward cargo compartment. Evidently they were not properly secured with ropes until he asked the crew chief. According to what the FAA inspector told me, this violation can be avoided if he receives a letter from air carrier indicating how it will be retraining ground crews on hazmat loading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR INSPECTOR FINDS LOADING AND HANDLING OF HAZMAT IN VIOLATION OF FAR'S.

Narrative: FAA INSPECTOR FOUND 1 OF 3 HAZMAT BOXES THAT WERE READY TO LOAD ONBOARD HAD A PUNCTURE. HE ADVISED THE CREW CHIEF OF THE DAMAGE. I ADVISED THE CREW CHIEF THAT HE SHOULD AT LEAST TAPE THE HOLE. AT DEP TIME FAA INSPECTOR WENT BACK DOWNSTAIRS AND OBSERVED THAT THE BOX HAD BEEN TAPED IN VIOLATION OF FAR'S AND INTENDS TO ISSUE A VIOLATION UPON HIS RETURN FROM CLO. I APOLOGIZED TO THE INSPECTOR FOR ASKING THAT THE CREW CHIEF TAPE THE BOX. HE SAID THAT THE CREW CHIEF SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER AND THAT THE BOX NEEDED REPACKAGING. A SECOND VIOLATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR FOR THE WAY THE 3 BOXES WERE PLACED IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. EVIDENTLY THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY SECURED WITH ROPES UNTIL HE ASKED THE CREW CHIEF. ACCORDING TO WHAT THE FAA INSPECTOR TOLD ME, THIS VIOLATION CAN BE AVOIDED IF HE RECEIVES A LETTER FROM ACR INDICATING HOW IT WILL BE RETRAINING GND CREWS ON HAZMAT LOADING.

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.