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An improper marking of hazmat was discovered during cargo unloading. The crew had been notified of only 1 of 2 types of hazmat as declared by the shipper.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 592231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Narrative:
Upon arrival, an undeclared class 8 (corrosive) hazard was discovered regarding a vehicle shipment (motorcycle). The vehicle was declared by the customer as class 9 only hazmat. Company tagged the shipment as class 9, and the pilot's notification only reflected class 9 hazmat associated with this vehicle. It was discovered in anc that under the plastic wrap around pallet, there was an ICAO/IATA class 8 sticker. This hazard was not declared by the customer. However, the box containing the vehicle had both class 9 and class 8 IATA/ICAO dangerous goods stickers. The sticker/tag applied to the pallet, and our pilots notice were both reflecting class 9 hazmat only and the crew (flight crew) had no knowledge or clue of the additional hazard we carried.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN IMPROPER MARKING OF HAZMAT WAS DISCOVERED DURING CARGO UNLOADING. THE CREW HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF ONLY 1 OF 2 TYPES OF HAZMAT AS DECLARED BY THE SHIPPER.
Narrative: UPON ARR, AN UNDECLARED CLASS 8 (CORROSIVE) HAZARD WAS DISCOVERED REGARDING A VEHICLE SHIPMENT (MOTORCYCLE). THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED BY THE CUSTOMER AS CLASS 9 ONLY HAZMAT. COMPANY TAGGED THE SHIPMENT AS CLASS 9, AND THE PLT'S NOTIFICATION ONLY REFLECTED CLASS 9 HAZMAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED IN ANC THAT UNDER THE PLASTIC WRAP AROUND PALLET, THERE WAS AN ICAO/IATA CLASS 8 STICKER. THIS HAZARD WAS NOT DECLARED BY THE CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, THE BOX CONTAINING THE VEHICLE HAD BOTH CLASS 9 AND CLASS 8 IATA/ICAO DANGEROUS GOODS STICKERS. THE STICKER/TAG APPLIED TO THE PALLET, AND OUR PLTS NOTICE WERE BOTH REFLECTING CLASS 9 HAZMAT ONLY AND THE CREW (FLT CREW) HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OR CLUE OF THE ADDITIONAL HAZARD WE CARRIED.
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.