GA flight crew has hazmat discovered on their aircraft at fxe.

Attributes
ACN	566471
Time
Date	200211
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	566471
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On nov/fri/02 charter flight from fxe to bogota going to pick up passenger. Customer is established with company and friend with owner. Crew was advised that we were taking a raft and a box of personal belongings down to bogata. The company loaded the boxes and accepted them. Unknown to crew, there was paint in the box for his race car. Found by customs on a routine ramp check before departure. Paint was taken off aircraft by FAA hazmat crew and flight continued as dispatched. (Note: crew did not load aircraft, maintenance loaded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA FLC HAS HAZMAT DISCOVERED ON THEIR ACFT AT FXE.

Narrative: ON NOV/FRI/02 CHARTER FLT FROM FXE TO BOGOTA GOING TO PICK UP PAX. CUSTOMER IS ESTABLISHED WITH COMPANY AND FRIEND WITH OWNER. CREW WAS ADVISED THAT WE WERE TAKING A RAFT AND A BOX OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS DOWN TO BOGATA. THE COMPANY LOADED THE BOXES AND ACCEPTED THEM. UNKNOWN TO CREW, THERE WAS PAINT IN THE BOX FOR HIS RACE CAR. FOUND BY CUSTOMS ON A ROUTINE RAMP CHK BEFORE DEP. PAINT WAS TAKEN OFF ACFT BY FAA HAZMAT CREW AND FLT CONTINUED AS DISPATCHED. (NOTE: CREW DID NOT LOAD ACFT, MAINT LOADED.

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.