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B757-200 crew chief found gasoline fumes in the cargo pit prior to departure for a south american flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543496 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 543496 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Prior to departure, the crew chief informed us of gas fumes in the cargo bay and he was going to investigate. He found a power tool leaking gas and also a battery charger unlawfully loaded into the cargo bay. There was no dangerous goods manifest associated with the shipment. The passenger owning this dangerous cargo were deplaned along with the contraband. All bags were removed from the aircraft and the cargo bay was inspected for pools of gasoline. All bags were reloaded, the flight departed. Security personnel were informed of this problem and are investigating the matter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CREW CHIEF FOUND GASOLINE FUMES IN THE CARGO PIT PRIOR TO DEP FOR A S AMERICAN FLT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP, THE CREW CHIEF INFORMED US OF GAS FUMES IN THE CARGO BAY AND HE WAS GOING TO INVESTIGATE. HE FOUND A PWR TOOL LEAKING GAS AND ALSO A BATTERY CHARGER UNLAWFULLY LOADED INTO THE CARGO BAY. THERE WAS NO DANGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHIPMENT. THE PAX OWNING THIS DANGEROUS CARGO WERE DEPLANED ALONG WITH THE CONTRABAND. ALL BAGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND THE CARGO BAY WAS INSPECTED FOR POOLS OF GASOLINE. ALL BAGS WERE RELOADED, THE FLT DEPARTED. SECURITY PERSONNEL WERE INFORMED OF THIS PROB AND ARE INVESTIGATING THE MATTER.
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.