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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 767861" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Undeclared Hazmat? Over here on the purple side we have lost several planes due to undeclared Hazardous Materials. Many shippers are unaware that many common materials that are OK to ship by truck or other means are extremely hazardous and/or forbidden for air transport. Luckily, our people were able to land and evacuate the aircraft before they were destroyed. I don't know how UPS handles Dangerous Goods, but the the more dangerous materials on our aircraft have to be accessible to the crew in the "Haz Can" which is equpped with a sophisticated extinguisher system and is loaded in Position 1, just behind the 9-G net. Less hazardous materials can be loaded as inaccessible, but must still be declared and have appropriate paperwork that notifies the crew where they are loaded (which container or pallet position) in the aircraft. I'm assumimg UPS planes are similarly equipped and follow the same regulations.</p><p></p><p>This is a huge problem, and very dangerous to air crews. I really hope that investigators can provide an exact cause, and if it was undeclared DG, to get serious about educating shippers just how much trouble an innocent-sounding product can be in an airplane.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 767861, member: 12508"] Undeclared Hazmat? Over here on the purple side we have lost several planes due to undeclared Hazardous Materials. Many shippers are unaware that many common materials that are OK to ship by truck or other means are extremely hazardous and/or forbidden for air transport. Luckily, our people were able to land and evacuate the aircraft before they were destroyed. I don't know how UPS handles Dangerous Goods, but the the more dangerous materials on our aircraft have to be accessible to the crew in the "Haz Can" which is equpped with a sophisticated extinguisher system and is loaded in Position 1, just behind the 9-G net. Less hazardous materials can be loaded as inaccessible, but must still be declared and have appropriate paperwork that notifies the crew where they are loaded (which container or pallet position) in the aircraft. I'm assumimg UPS planes are similarly equipped and follow the same regulations. This is a huge problem, and very dangerous to air crews. I really hope that investigators can provide an exact cause, and if it was undeclared DG, to get serious about educating shippers just how much trouble an innocent-sounding product can be in an airplane. [/QUOTE]
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