B737-300 crew had an improperly prepared and loaded battery powered wheelchair in the aircraft pit d...

Attributes
ACN	489790
Time
Date	200010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	489790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Normal flight from den to stl. Pilot notification/checklist provided to me indicating a battery powered wheelchair stored in pit #3. Checklist indicates battery attached to chair, battery cables removed and terminals taped or quick disconnect plug disconnected and dangerous goods removed from chair (oxygen/mace). Upon arrival at stl, ground personnel reported battery to be arcing when they opened the pit. Chair removed from pit and returned to passenger. Appeared to work normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW HAD AN IMPROPERLY PREPARED AND LOADED BATTERY POWERED WHEELCHAIR IN THE ACFT PIT DEPARTING DEN.

Narrative: NORMAL FLT FROM DEN TO STL. PLT NOTIFICATION/CHKLIST PROVIDED TO ME INDICATING A BATTERY POWERED WHEELCHAIR STORED IN PIT #3. CHKLIST INDICATES BATTERY ATTACHED TO CHAIR, BATTERY CABLES REMOVED AND TERMINALS TAPED OR QUICK DISCONNECT PLUG DISCONNECTED AND DANGEROUS GOODS REMOVED FROM CHAIR (OXYGEN/MACE). UPON ARR AT STL, GND PERSONNEL RPTED BATTERY TO BE ARCING WHEN THEY OPENED THE PIT. CHAIR REMOVED FROM PIT AND RETURNED TO PAX. APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY.

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.

B737-300 crew had an improperly prepared and loaded battery powered wheelchair in the aircraft pit departing den.