An air carrier departs without properly completed restr articles paperwork.

Attributes
ACN	496370
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	496370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : pers 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Crew was aboard the airplane preparing for departure when the gate agent came into the airplane with our copies of the hazardous cargo manifest. Dry ice was being placed in the airplane -- the location of which was not designated on the form. Furthermore, the forms did not have the required 3 signatures. The forms got signed and it was determined that there were no live animals in the forward cargo compartment where the dry ice was to be placed. We subsequently departed for dfw. After takeoff, we noticed that the close-out did not reflect there were restr items in the forward cargo compartment. Shortly thereafter, we had to divert into msy. As we were coming into msy, an updated close-out came over the ACARS. Perhaps the ground personnel could take a moment to review the procedures required when hazmats are to be loaded onto the airplane. We, the crew, should have noticed that they were not on the closeout before takeoff. We did, however, know that the items were aboard, in the forward cargo compartment and that there were no live animals in that compartment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DEPARTS WITHOUT PROPERLY COMPLETED RESTR ARTICLES PAPERWORK.

Narrative: CREW WAS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE PREPARING FOR DEP WHEN THE GATE AGENT CAME INTO THE AIRPLANE WITH OUR COPIES OF THE HAZARDOUS CARGO MANIFEST. DRY ICE WAS BEING PLACED IN THE AIRPLANE -- THE LOCATION OF WHICH WAS NOT DESIGNATED ON THE FORM. FURTHERMORE, THE FORMS DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED 3 SIGNATURES. THE FORMS GOT SIGNED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO LIVE ANIMALS IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT WHERE THE DRY ICE WAS TO BE PLACED. WE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED FOR DFW. AFTER TKOF, WE NOTICED THAT THE CLOSE-OUT DID NOT REFLECT THERE WERE RESTR ITEMS IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HAD TO DIVERT INTO MSY. AS WE WERE COMING INTO MSY, AN UPDATED CLOSE-OUT CAME OVER THE ACARS. PERHAPS THE GND PERSONNEL COULD TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE PROCS REQUIRED WHEN HAZMATS ARE TO BE LOADED ONTO THE AIRPLANE. WE, THE CREW, SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY WERE NOT ON THE CLOSEOUT BEFORE TKOF. WE DID, HOWEVER, KNOW THAT THE ITEMS WERE ABOARD, IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND THAT THERE WERE NO LIVE ANIMALS IN THAT COMPARTMENT.

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.