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Hazmat is loaded without proper documentation instead of requested sand required as ballast for a proper center of gravity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cwa.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4260 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 527680 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was the captain for a part 91 reposition flight for a part 121 air carrier. The first officer and I were the only two persons aboard the aircraft. After reviewing the weight and balances, I told a mechanic that we would need 100 pounds of sand bags to prevent a forward center of gravity. Before departure he told me that the appropriate amount of weight had been added. When we arrived at our destination, I discovered that instead of adding sand bags the mechanic had loaded two cases of engine oil to the cargo bin. While this did solve the center of gravity problem, any oil not required for aircraft operation is considered hazardous material. My company is allowed to ship hazmat, but only when the necessary paperwork is complete, which was not done. I'm not sure if the part 91 operation of this flight requires the same hazmat paperwork or not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HAZMAT IS LOADED WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION INSTEAD OF REQUESTED SAND REQUIRED AS BALLAST FOR A PROPER CENTER OF GRAVITY.
Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT FOR A PART 91 REPOSITION FLT FOR A PART 121 AIR CARRIER. THE FO AND I WERE THE ONLY TWO PERSONS ABOARD THE ACFT. AFTER REVIEWING THE WEIGHT AND BALANCES, I TOLD A MECHANIC THAT WE WOULD NEED 100 LBS OF SAND BAGS TO PREVENT A FORWARD CENTER OF GRAVITY. BEFORE DEPARTURE HE TOLD ME THAT THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT HAD BEEN ADDED. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DEST, I DISCOVERED THAT INSTEAD OF ADDING SAND BAGS THE MECHANIC HAD LOADED TWO CASES OF ENGINE OIL TO THE CARGO BIN. WHILE THIS DID SOLVE THE CENTER OF GRAVITY PROB, ANY OIL NOT REQUIRED FOR ACFT OP IS CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. MY COMPANY IS ALLOWED TO SHIP HAZMAT, BUT ONLY WHEN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK IS COMPLETE, WHICH WAS NOT DONE. I'M NOT SURE IF THE PART 91 OP OF THIS FLT REQUIRES THE SAME HAZMAT PAPERWORK OR NOT.
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.