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A B757-200 flight crew after takeoff was notified by dispatch they had undocumented hazmat on board. They got the required information over the radio and continued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 701847 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 701847 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
No notification of hazmat on board; 17 mins after takeoff; received ACARS message from load planning 'just informed by operations that you have 3 different types of hazmat on board -- 1) rry -- radio active; 2) rmd -- combat; 3) rng -- non/flammable gas.' my response; that that information is insufficient. Next ACARS message from load planning; 'that's what the sector lead informed me over the phone...that they still had your hazmat forms in their hand.' my response; I need that person's name. Next ACARS message from load planning; 'copy on your message. Contacted operations manager. We will get you additional information as soon as possible.' next ACARS message was from dispatcher with information on all 3 items including imp code; quantity; index number; destination and class number.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FLT CREW AFTER TKOF WAS NOTIFIED BY DISPATCH THEY HAD UNDOCUMENTED HAZMAT ON BOARD. THEY GOT THE REQUIRED INFO OVER THE RADIO AND CONTINUED.
Narrative: NO NOTIFICATION OF HAZMAT ON BOARD; 17 MINS AFTER TKOF; RECEIVED ACARS MESSAGE FROM LOAD PLANNING 'JUST INFORMED BY OPS THAT YOU HAVE 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAZMAT ON BOARD -- 1) RRY -- RADIO ACTIVE; 2) RMD -- COMBAT; 3) RNG -- NON/FLAMMABLE GAS.' MY RESPONSE; THAT THAT INFO IS INSUFFICIENT. NEXT ACARS MESSAGE FROM LOAD PLANNING; 'THAT'S WHAT THE SECTOR LEAD INFORMED ME OVER THE PHONE...THAT THEY STILL HAD YOUR HAZMAT FORMS IN THEIR HAND.' MY RESPONSE; I NEED THAT PERSON'S NAME. NEXT ACARS MESSAGE FROM LOAD PLANNING; 'COPY ON YOUR MESSAGE. CONTACTED OPS MGR. WE WILL GET YOU ADDITIONAL INFO ASAP.' NEXT ACARS MESSAGE WAS FROM DISPATCHER WITH INFO ON ALL 3 ITEMS INCLUDING IMP CODE; QUANTITY; INDEX NUMBER; DEST AND CLASS NUMBER.
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.