A B767-300 flight crew refused hazmat shipment at sfo because it was not in compliance with far.

Attributes
ACN	711077
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	711077
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

For the second time in a week on the same flight number and city pair; we refused a dangerous goods shipment. The shipment refused was XXX; containing 18 packages of 2.1 (un 1950; aerosols; flammable) gas at 6.8 KG each; for a total net weight of 269 pounds. This is far in excess of the 55 net pounds of flammable gas allowed in an inaccessible cargo compartment by 49 crash fire rescue equipment 175.75. It would be more than was allowable on the entire aircraft. While observing the shipment being offloaded; several additional far violations were apparent; besides the illegal pilot notification form being prepared by and loaded by the ramp. According to the ramp lead; he had xferred the 18 packages from a cart into an container. The container had no dangerous goods markings on the outside of the container; in violation of 49 crash fire rescue equipment 172.404. Also; the 18 packages were loose in the container; in violation of the securement requirement of 49 crash fire rescue equipment 175.88.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 FLT CREW REFUSED HAZMAT SHIPMENT AT SFO BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAR.

Narrative: FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK ON THE SAME FLT NUMBER AND CITY PAIR; WE REFUSED A DANGEROUS GOODS SHIPMENT. THE SHIPMENT REFUSED WAS XXX; CONTAINING 18 PACKAGES OF 2.1 (UN 1950; AEROSOLS; FLAMMABLE) GAS AT 6.8 KG EACH; FOR A TOTAL NET WT OF 269 LBS. THIS IS FAR IN EXCESS OF THE 55 NET LBS OF FLAMMABLE GAS ALLOWED IN AN INACCESSIBLE CARGO COMPARTMENT BY 49 CFR 175.75. IT WOULD BE MORE THAN WAS ALLOWABLE ON THE ENTIRE ACFT. WHILE OBSERVING THE SHIPMENT BEING OFFLOADED; SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FAR VIOLATIONS WERE APPARENT; BESIDES THE ILLEGAL PLT NOTIFICATION FORM BEING PREPARED BY AND LOADED BY THE RAMP. ACCORDING TO THE RAMP LEAD; HE HAD XFERRED THE 18 PACKAGES FROM A CART INTO AN CONTAINER. THE CONTAINER HAD NO DANGEROUS GOODS MARKINGS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CONTAINER; IN VIOLATION OF 49 CFR 172.404. ALSO; THE 18 PACKAGES WERE LOOSE IN THE CONTAINER; IN VIOLATION OF THE SECUREMENT REQUIREMENT OF 49 CFR 175.88.

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.