A B737-500 was dispatched in non compliance with 183 pounds of hazmat loaded in the cargo pit.

Attributes
ACN	477262
Time
Date	200006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16400 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	477262
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	477449
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Was notified by ZZZ tower after takeoff to contact company operations. After sterile cockpit complete called operations back and was informed of 183 pounds of hazmat (compressed oxygen) loaded in bin #2. Too heavy to return to ZZZ after consulting with dispatch and chief pilot, decision was made to continue to iah. Flight completed without incident. I should have questioned dangerous goods code #1 on accuload -- too concerned about power management computer inoperative corrections, and thought it may apply to escorted prisoner onboard, or that the cargo was decided not to be loaded by ZZZ operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 183 LBS OF HAZMAT LOADED IN THE CARGO PIT.

Narrative: WAS NOTIFIED BY ZZZ TWR AFTER TKOF TO CONTACT COMPANY OPS. AFTER STERILE COCKPIT COMPLETE CALLED OPS BACK AND WAS INFORMED OF 183 LBS OF HAZMAT (COMPRESSED OXYGEN) LOADED IN BIN #2. TOO HVY TO RETURN TO ZZZ AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH AND CHIEF PLT, DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE TO IAH. FLT COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED DANGEROUS GOODS CODE #1 ON ACCULOAD -- TOO CONCERNED ABOUT PWR MGMNT COMPUTER INOP CORRECTIONS, AND THOUGHT IT MAY APPLY TO ESCORTED PRISONER ONBOARD, OR THAT THE CARGO WAS DECIDED NOT TO BE LOADED BY ZZZ OPS.

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.