Company dispatcher notified flight crew of a DC10-10 that a package of dry ice was inadvertently loaded in the aft cargo bin by mistake while at cruise altitude resulting in the crew diverting to land.

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Attributes
ACN	497542
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mva.vortac
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	497542
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	497351
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : 5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

A package of dry ice (hazmat) was loaded into the aft bulk belly of our DC10. It is not allowed to be there. We missed it on the paperwork. The company called us in the air over MVA, informed us of the problem and directed us to land at las to have the package removed. More vigilance by loader, hazmat specialist, engineer, and captain would have prevented us taking off with the package on board. It was properly packed and labeled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPANY DISPATCHER NOTIFIED FLC OF A DC10-10 THAT A PACKAGE OF DRY ICE WAS INADVERTENTLY LOADED IN THE AFT CARGO BIN BY MISTAKE WHILE AT CRUISE ALT RESULTING IN THE CREW DIVERTING TO LAND.

Narrative: A PACKAGE OF DRY ICE (HAZMAT) WAS LOADED INTO THE AFT BULK BELLY OF OUR DC10. IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE THERE. WE MISSED IT ON THE PAPERWORK. THE COMPANY CALLED US IN THE AIR OVER MVA, INFORMED US OF THE PROB AND DIRECTED US TO LAND AT LAS TO HAVE THE PACKAGE REMOVED. MORE VIGILANCE BY LOADER, HAZMAT SPECIALIST, ENGINEER, AND CAPT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED US TAKING OFF WITH THE PACKAGE ON BOARD. IT WAS PROPERLY PACKED AND LABELED.

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.