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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with NTSB hazmat regulations by loading an electrical wheelchair with the battery connected and no paperwork.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : elp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 539502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After arrival at ZZZ1, passenger was looking for her electric wheelchair that she gate checked in ZZZ. First officer went downstairs and saw wheelchair in forward cargo with battery terminals still connected and we had no form listing hazmat loaded. Location and disposition must be given to flight crew prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH NTSB HAZMAT REGS BY LOADING AN ELECTRICAL WHEELCHAIR WITH THE BATTERY CONNECTED AND NO PAPERWORK.
Narrative: AFTER ARR AT ZZZ1, PAX WAS LOOKING FOR HER ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR THAT SHE GATE CHKED IN ZZZ. FO WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND SAW WHEELCHAIR IN FORWARD CARGO WITH BATTERY TERMINALS STILL CONNECTED AND WE HAD NO FORM LISTING HAZMAT LOADED. LOCATION AND DISPOSITION MUST BE GIVEN TO FLC PRIOR TO DEP.
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.