A B757-200 flight crew preparing for departure at ord noticed they had excessive quantity of hazmat ...

Attributes
ACN	704145
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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
ASRS Report	704145
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon boarding the plane which had arrived late after diverting to mke; I noticed there were many hazmat forms for our flight. In fact there were 8 for category 3 hazmat; 1 for category 2.1; 3 for category 9; and dry ice. As my first officer and I started adding them up we came up with over 38.2 kilograms between categories 9 and 2.1 and 29.58 liters of category 3. These figures include no dry ice. According to company manual both the kilograms (25 maximum) and liters (25 maximum) were over the maximum. All the numbers I tried; including what I thought was the 24 hour number for checking these items were closed for the day so I called operations. Operations sent out a cargo specialist to discuss the problem and take an appropriate amount of weight and volume of hazmat to make us legal. Is anyone on the ground supposed to add up or check total net quantities of combined hazmat? Please let all of us know.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLT CREW PREPARING FOR DEP AT ORD NOTICED THEY HAD EXCESSIVE QUANTITY OF HAZMAT ON BOARD.

Narrative: UPON BOARDING THE PLANE WHICH HAD ARRIVED LATE AFTER DIVERTING TO MKE; I NOTICED THERE WERE MANY HAZMAT FORMS FOR OUR FLT. IN FACT THERE WERE 8 FOR CATEGORY 3 HAZMAT; 1 FOR CATEGORY 2.1; 3 FOR CATEGORY 9; AND DRY ICE. AS MY FO AND I STARTED ADDING THEM UP WE CAME UP WITH OVER 38.2 KILOGRAMS BTWN CATEGORIES 9 AND 2.1 AND 29.58 LITERS OF CATEGORY 3. THESE FIGURES INCLUDE NO DRY ICE. ACCORDING TO COMPANY MANUAL BOTH THE KILOGRAMS (25 MAX) AND LITERS (25 MAX) WERE OVER THE MAX. ALL THE NUMBERS I TRIED; INCLUDING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE 24 HR NUMBER FOR CHKING THESE ITEMS WERE CLOSED FOR THE DAY SO I CALLED OPS. OPS SENT OUT A CARGO SPECIALIST TO DISCUSS THE PROB AND TAKE AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF WT AND VOLUME OF HAZMAT TO MAKE US LEGAL. IS ANYONE ON THE GND SUPPOSED TO ADD UP OR CHK TOTAL NET QUANTITIES OF COMBINED HAZMAT? PLEASE LET ALL OF US KNOW.

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.

A B757-200 flight crew preparing for departure at ord noticed they had excessive quantity of hazmat on board.