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Schleswig-Holstein

Report an incident during the transportation of dangerous goods by air

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

Have you been involved in accidents and incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air, or have you noticed any violations? Then you must report this to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) within 72 hours.

If you have noticed any incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air, or if you were involved, you must report this to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).

All citizens and companies can report incidents. Anonymous reporting is also possible. However, certain incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods are only visible to people with dangerous goods training.

Examples of incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air include

  • Non-compliance with dangerous goods regulations
  • Dangerous goods were not loaded properly
  • Dangerous goods were not secured
  • the pilot in charge has transported the dangerous goods without their knowledge

Incidents may have occurred both on the ground and in the air.


Process flow

You can report accidents, incidents and violations in the transportation of dangerous goods by air to the LBA online or in writing by e-mail.

Report incidents online:

  • Go to the website of the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and open the online form for reporting incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air. The online form will guide you step by step through the required information.
    • You can use the BundID account or the ELSTER company account for the online declaration.
  • You then submit the declaration.
  • The LBA will check your declarations and decide whether further steps are required.
  • Possible steps are
    • Protective measures
    • sanctions
  • The LBA will send you a confirmation of receipt. You will not receive a notification.

Send incident reports in writing by e-mail:

  • Go to the website of the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and open the form for reporting incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air. The online form will guide you step by step through the required information.
    • To access the form, you must use the BundID account or the ELSTER company account.
    • You can also access the form on the LBA website.
  • Save the completed form and send it to the LBA by e-mail.
  • The LBA will check your notification and decide whether further steps are required.
  • Possible steps are
    • Protective measures
    • Sanctions

If you do not submit the notification anonymously, the LBA may contact you with further questions.

Requirements

You do not have to fulfill any requirements for the event notification.

Which documents are required?

You do not have to submit any documents.

If available, you can submit documents to clarify the event, such as

  • Air waybill,
  • acceptance control list
  • shipper's declaration or
  • pictures of the incident.
What are the fees?

There are no costs.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You must report the event within 72 hours.

Processing duration

Processing time: 1 - 5 Days
Die Bearbeitungsdauer gilt für den Regelfall und hängt von der Schwere des Ereignisses ab.

Legal basis
What else should I know?

There are no indications or special features.

Weiterführende Informationen
Author
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

Federal Office of Civil Aviation (LBA)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

Have you been involved in accidents and incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air, or have you noticed any violations? Then you must report this to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) within 72 hours.

Process flow

You can report accidents, incidents and violations in the transportation of dangerous goods by air to the LBA online or in writing by e-mail.

Report incidents online:

  • Go to the website of the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and open the online form for reporting incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air. The online form will guide you step by step through the required information.
    • You can use the BundID account or the ELSTER company account for the online declaration.
  • You then submit the declaration.
  • The LBA will check your declarations and decide whether further steps are required.
  • Possible steps are
    • Protective measures
    • sanctions
  • The LBA will send you a confirmation of receipt. You will not receive a notification.

Send incident reports in writing by e-mail:

  • Go to the website of the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and open the form for reporting incidents involving the transportation of dangerous goods by air. The online form will guide you step by step through the required information.
    • To access the form, you must use the BundID account or the ELSTER company account.
    • You can also access the form on the LBA website.
  • Save the completed form and send it to the LBA by e-mail.
  • The LBA will check your notification and decide whether further steps are required.
  • Possible steps are
    • Protective measures
    • Sanctions

If you do not submit the notification anonymously, the LBA may contact you with further questions.

Requirements

You do not have to fulfill any requirements for the event notification.

Which documents are required?

You do not have to submit any documents.

If available, you can submit documents to clarify the event, such as

  • Air waybill,
  • acceptance control list
  • shipper's declaration or
  • pictures of the incident.

What are the fees?

There are no costs.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You must report the event within 72 hours.

Processing duration

Processing time: 1 - 5 Days
Die Bearbeitungsdauer gilt für den Regelfall und hängt von der Schwere des Ereignisses ab.

Legal basis

What else should I know?

There are no indications or special features.

Weiterführende Informationen

Author

Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

Federal Office of Civil Aviation (LBA)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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