Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
this subchapter) if the material as presented is not permitted aboard passenger-carrying aircraft.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, no person may carry
a hazardous material in a package, outside container, or overpack aboard an
aircraft unless the package, outside
container, or overpack is inspected by
the operator of the aircraft immediately before placing it:
(1) Aboard the aircraft; or
(2) In a unit load device or on a pallet
prior to loading aboard the aircraft.
(c) A hazardous material may be carried aboard an aircraft only if, based on
the inspection by the operator, the
package, outside container, or overpack containing the hazardous material:
(1) Has no holes, leakage or other indication that its integrity has been
compromised; and
(2) For Class 7 (radioactive) materials, does not have a broken seal, except packages contained in overpacks
need not be inspected for seal integrity.
(d) The requirements of paragraphs
(b) and (c) of this section do not apply
to Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid).
(e) An overpack containing packages
of hazardous materials may be accepted only if the operator has taken all
reasonable steps to establish that:
(1) The proper shipping names, identification numbers, labels and special
handling instructions appearing on the
inside packages are clearly visible or
reproduced on the outside of the overpack, and
(2) The word  - OVERPACK -  appears
on the outside of the overpack when
specification packagings are required.
[71 FR 14604, Mar. 22, 2006, as amended at 72
FR 25177, May 3, 2007; 73 FR 57006, Oct. 1, 2008;
76 FR 3383, Jan. 19, 2011; 79 FR 46040, Aug. 6,
2014; 80 FR 1164, Jan. 8, 2015]

Section 175.31

Reports of discrepancies.

(a) Each person who discovers a discrepancy, as defined in paragraph (b) of
this section, relative to the shipment
of a hazardous material following its
acceptance for transportation aboard
an aircraft shall, as soon as practicable, notify the nearest FAA Regional or Field Security Office by tele-

Section 175.33

phone or electronically, and shall provide the following information:
(1) Name and telephone number of
the person reporting the discrepancy.
(2) Name of the aircraft operator.
(3) Specific location of the shipment
concerned.
(4) Name of the shipper.
(5) Nature of discrepancy.
(6) Address of the shipper or person
responsible for the discrepancy, if
known, by the air carrier.
(b) Discrepancies which must be reported under paragraph (a) of this section are those involving hazardous materials which are improperly described,
certified, labeled, marked, or packaged,
in a manner not ascertainable when accepted
under
the
provisions
of
Section 175.30(a) of this subchapter including
packages or baggage which are found
to contain hazardous materials subsequent to their being offered and accepted as other than hazardous materials.
Section 175.33 Shipping paper and notification of pilot-in-command.
(a) When a hazardous material subject to the provisions of this subchapter is carried in an aircraft, a copy
of the shipping paper required by
Section 175.30(a)(2) must accompany the shipment it covers during transportation
aboard the aircraft, and the operator of
the aircraft must provide the pilot-incommand with accurate and legible
written information as early as practicable before departure of the aircraft,
which specifies at least the following:
(1) The proper shipping name, hazard
class and identification number of the
material, including any remaining
aboard from prior stops, as specified in
Section 172.101 of this subchapter or the ICAO
Technical Instructions. In the case of
Class 1 materials, the compatibility
group letter also must be shown. If a
hazardous material is described by the
proper shipping name, hazard class,
and identification number appearing
in:
(i) Section 172.101 of this subchapter.
Except for the requirement to indicate
the type of package or technical name,
any additional description requirements provided in SectionSection 172.202, and 172.203
of this subchapter must also be shown
on the notification.

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