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B737-300 flight crew heard baggage container movement under aircraft floor during change to the aircraft's pitch attitude. Ground baggage handlers found after landing that the containers had not been secured properly at the origination station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Windshear |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Route In Use | arrival star : fossl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 532110 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : noise from below floor other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
In descent, heard loud banging below floor level. Had heard containers moving on other flts, this was louder. Occurred with aircraft pitch change. Upon taxi in, asked our operations to check baggage bins. They found containers improperly secured. Said this was second time this week that flts from atl came in with this condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLC HEARD BAGGAGE CONTAINER MOVEMENT UNDER ACFT FLOOR DURING CHANGE TO THE ACFT'S PITCH ATTITUDE. GND BAGGAGE HANDLERS FOUND AFTER LNDG THAT THE CONTAINERS HAD NOT BEEN SECURED PROPERLY AT THE ORIGINATION STATION.
Narrative: IN DSCNT, HEARD LOUD BANGING BELOW FLOOR LEVEL. HAD HEARD CONTAINERS MOVING ON OTHER FLTS, THIS WAS LOUDER. OCCURRED WITH ACFT PITCH CHANGE. UPON TAXI IN, ASKED OUR OPS TO CHK BAGGAGE BINS. THEY FOUND CONTAINERS IMPROPERLY SECURED. SAID THIS WAS SECOND TIME THIS WK THAT FLTS FROM ATL CAME IN WITH THIS CONDITION.
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.