[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR175.31]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 175_CARRIAGE BY AIRCRAFT--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A_General Information and Regulations
 
Sec.  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 Civil Aviation Security 
Office by telephone 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.
    (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 Sec.  175.30(a) of 
this subchapter, including:
    (1) Package which are found to contain hazardous materials:
    (i) Other than as described or certified on shipping papers;
    (ii) In quantities exceeding authorized limits;
    (iii) In inside containers which are not authorized or have improper 
closures;
    (iv) In inside containers not oriented as shown by package markings;
    (v) With insufficient or improper absorption materials, when 
required; or
    (2) Packages or baggage which are found to contain hazardous 
materials subsequent to their being offered and

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accepted as other than hazardous materials.

[Amdt. 175-15, 45 FR 35332, May 27, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 175-41, 52 
FR 36672, Sept. 30, 1987; 66 FR 45184, Aug. 28, 2001]