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A beech 1900D was dispatched in non compliance with a 12 volt lead acid battery loaded uncrated and not listed on the manifest as hazmat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 477079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 477082 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Upon arriving at XXX, it was discovered that a battery had been loaded onto my aircraft. The labeling of the battery indicated that this was a 12 volt automotive battery. The battery was tagged as a piece of checked baggage. The battery was not in a battery box nor was it carried as part of a wheelchair. Further, no mention of the battery was made on the manifest. At no time prior to arriving at XXX was the crew made aware that we were carrying this hazmat. The owner of the battery was not even on my flight. The owner had actually arrived at XXX the day before and made a claim for the lost battery. On the claim itself he described his lost bag as a 'boat battery!' from the ticket agent in ZZZ to all the rampers who handled the battery, I'm stunned that nobody refused this shipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 1900D WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A 12 VOLT LEAD ACID BATTERY LOADED UNCRATED AND NOT LISTED ON THE MANIFEST AS HAZMAT.
Narrative: UPON ARRIVING AT XXX, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BATTERY HAD BEEN LOADED ONTO MY ACFT. THE LABELING OF THE BATTERY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A 12 VOLT AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS TAGGED AS A PIECE OF CHKED BAGGAGE. THE BATTERY WAS NOT IN A BATTERY BOX NOR WAS IT CARRIED AS PART OF A WHEELCHAIR. FURTHER, NO MENTION OF THE BATTERY WAS MADE ON THE MANIFEST. AT NO TIME PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT XXX WAS THE CREW MADE AWARE THAT WE WERE CARRYING THIS HAZMAT. THE OWNER OF THE BATTERY WAS NOT EVEN ON MY FLT. THE OWNER HAD ACTUALLY ARRIVED AT XXX THE DAY BEFORE AND MADE A CLAIM FOR THE LOST BATTERY. ON THE CLAIM ITSELF HE DESCRIBED HIS LOST BAG AS A 'BOAT BATTERY!' FROM THE TICKET AGENT IN ZZZ TO ALL THE RAMPERS WHO HANDLED THE BATTERY, I'M STUNNED THAT NOBODY REFUSED THIS SHIPMENT.
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.