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Mid pacific, en route hnl, B767 flight crew are notified of incorrect cargo compartment loading procedure, and divert back to sfo with overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 282 flight time total : 15240 flight time type : 282 |
| ASRS Report | 507030 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
About 1 hour after takeoff, we were contacted by dispatch that a cargo compartment had been loaded that was to have been left empty. After conferring with dispatch, we decided a return to sfo was the best choice. After receiving clearance from oceanic, we returned to sfo. Requested lower altitude and used drag devices to help burn off excess fuel. Dumping was not an option since center tank had no fuel. We decided to land slightly overweight rather than spend extra time in-flight with unknown status of cargo compartment. Overweight landing inspection performed. Cargo reloaded properly. We departed again for hnl after refueling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MID PACIFIC, ENRTE HNL, B767 FLT CREW ARE NOTIFIED OF INCORRECT CARGO COMPARTMENT LOADING PROC, AND DIVERT BACK TO SFO WITH OVERWT LNDG.
Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR AFTER TKOF, WE WERE CONTACTED BY DISPATCH THAT A CARGO COMPARTMENT HAD BEEN LOADED THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN LEFT EMPTY. AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH, WE DECIDED A RETURN TO SFO WAS THE BEST CHOICE. AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC FROM OCEANIC, WE RETURNED TO SFO. REQUESTED LOWER ALT AND USED DRAG DEVICES TO HELP BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL. DUMPING WAS NOT AN OPTION SINCE CTR TANK HAD NO FUEL. WE DECIDED TO LAND SLIGHTLY OVERWT RATHER THAN SPEND EXTRA TIME INFLT WITH UNKNOWN STATUS OF CARGO COMPARTMENT. OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION PERFORMED. CARGO RELOADED PROPERLY. WE DEPARTED AGAIN FOR HNL AFTER REFUELING.
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.