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B737 captain reports during loading of cargo at gate; ground crew discovered odor of smoke and discovered smoldering cardboard box. Removed box from aircraft and continued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 696207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Event occurred while loading cargo and bags while at gate. Aircraft boarded and waited for aft pit loading to be completed. While loading cargo bags; ramp personnel noticed smoke odor and discovered that one cardboard box was smoldering with a hole burned through it as well as numerous other pieces with burn holes in them. All bags and cargo inspected; all cargo bags removed from aircraft. Flight then departed with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 CAPT RPTS DURING LOADING OF CARGO AT GATE; GND CREW DISCOVERED ODOR OF SMOKE AND DISCOVERED SMOLDERING CARDBOARD BOX. REMOVED BOX FROM ACFT AND CONTINUED.
Narrative: EVENT OCCURRED WHILE LOADING CARGO AND BAGS WHILE AT GATE. ACFT BOARDED AND WAITED FOR AFT PIT LOADING TO BE COMPLETED. WHILE LOADING CARGO BAGS; RAMP PERSONNEL NOTICED SMOKE ODOR AND DISCOVERED THAT ONE CARDBOARD BOX WAS SMOLDERING WITH A HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER PIECES WITH BURN HOLES IN THEM. ALL BAGS AND CARGO INSPECTED; ALL CARGO BAGS REMOVED FROM ACFT. FLT THEN DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.