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MD80 captain discovered the actual dangerous goods being shipped was in excess of that shown on the dangerous goods manifest. In addition, the dangerous goods manifest did not list additional dangerous goods that were loaded on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 | 571081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company FAA |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at the airplane, I noticed a dangerous goods manifest in the cockpit. It idented our hazardous cargo as class 8 corrosive. 8 liters of sulfuric acid and 8 liters of hydrochloric acid. I was uncomfortable with this type of cargo on the airplane. I decided to check the customs declaration documents to verify that the dangerous goods manifest was correct. It was not. What I found was that the shipment actually contained 38 liters of sulfuric acid (15.6 liters of hydrochloric acid), 9.04 liters of acidic acid, and 4 liters of isopropanol alcohol. This is well in excess of the maximum 25 liters of dangerous goods limit specified in the manual. Also, the isopropanol alcohol and acidic acid were not idented on the dangerous goods manifest. I had the entire shipment removed from the airplane. All supporting documents are available upon request.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CAPT DISCOVERED THE ACTUAL DANGEROUS GOODS BEING SHIPPED WAS IN EXCESS OF THAT SHOWN ON THE DANGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST. IN ADDITION, THE DANGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST DID NOT LIST ADDITIONAL DANGEROUS GOODS THAT WERE LOADED ON THE ACFT.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT THE AIRPLANE, I NOTICED A DANGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST IN THE COCKPIT. IT IDENTED OUR HAZARDOUS CARGO AS CLASS 8 CORROSIVE. 8 LITERS OF SULFURIC ACID AND 8 LITERS OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID. I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS TYPE OF CARGO ON THE AIRPLANE. I DECIDED TO CHK THE CUSTOMS DECLARATION DOCUMENTS TO VERIFY THAT THE DANGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST WAS CORRECT. IT WAS NOT. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT THE SHIPMENT ACTUALLY CONTAINED 38 LITERS OF SULFURIC ACID (15.6 LITERS OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID), 9.04 LITERS OF ACIDIC ACID, AND 4 LITERS OF ISOPROPANOL ALCOHOL. THIS IS WELL IN EXCESS OF THE MAX 25 LITERS OF DANGEROUS GOODS LIMIT SPECIFIED IN THE MANUAL. ALSO, THE ISOPROPANOL ALCOHOL AND ACIDIC ACID WERE NOT IDENTED ON THE DANGEROUS GOODS MANIFEST. I HAD THE ENTIRE SHIPMENT REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE. ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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.