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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with hazmat loaded in the forward cargo compartment exceeding the legal weight limit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 548360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far 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 Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANIFEST |
Narrative:
On flight abc on may/tue/02 ZZZ-ZZZ1 we were given a hazmat manifest showing 2 packages of class 3 material weighing 14.4 KG each. They were both loaded in the forward bay. I questioned whether we should check this, but we decided cargo should know what they are doing -- especially after all the trouble air carrier X has been in over hazmat handling. This was a huge mistake on our part. Upon further examination prior to our next leg, I discovered that this loading appeared to exceed the 25 KG limit per cargo bay for this class of material. We missed this limit the first time we looked at the manifest. I will never again listen to anyone tell me that cargo knows their job. I will check their work every time. This is the third time in the last 2-3 yrs that they have violated weight limits on flts I have been operating. Fortunately, the other 2 times we discovered the problem in time and had the material removed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH HAZMAT LOADED IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT EXCEEDING THE LEGAL WT LIMIT.
Narrative: ON FLT ABC ON MAY/TUE/02 ZZZ-ZZZ1 WE WERE GIVEN A HAZMAT MANIFEST SHOWING 2 PACKAGES OF CLASS 3 MATERIAL WEIGHING 14.4 KG EACH. THEY WERE BOTH LOADED IN THE FORWARD BAY. I QUESTIONED WHETHER WE SHOULD CHK THIS, BUT WE DECIDED CARGO SHOULD KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING -- ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE TROUBLE ACR X HAS BEEN IN OVER HAZMAT HANDLING. THIS WAS A HUGE MISTAKE ON OUR PART. UPON FURTHER EXAM PRIOR TO OUR NEXT LEG, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS LOADING APPEARED TO EXCEED THE 25 KG LIMIT PER CARGO BAY FOR THIS CLASS OF MATERIAL. WE MISSED THIS LIMIT THE FIRST TIME WE LOOKED AT THE MANIFEST. I WILL NEVER AGAIN LISTEN TO ANYONE TELL ME THAT CARGO KNOWS THEIR JOB. I WILL CHK THEIR WORK EVERY TIME. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST 2-3 YRS THAT THEY HAVE VIOLATED WT LIMITS ON FLTS I HAVE BEEN OPERATING. FORTUNATELY, THE OTHER 2 TIMES WE DISCOVERED THE PROB IN TIME AND HAD THE MATERIAL REMOVED.
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.