B787 Dreamliner Undifferentiated or Other Model
Workload; Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Equipment Issue
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft
Aircraft X arrived. As reported before; this aircraft's aft cargo pit mechanical loading system is inoperative; causing the ramp crews assigned to have to manually unload thousands of pounds of cargo loaded onto pallets that the equipment is specifically designed to move. This continues to create an unsafe environment as the crews are moving individual pallets weighing thousands of pounds; up to one piece listed at 9427 lbs. These loads were never meant to be muscled by ramp service employees while inside the aircraft. It's irresponsible to continue to use this aircraft and expect people to put themselves in danger. The danger; as always; lies in requiring employees to manually move thousands of pounds they were NEVER intended to move that exposes them to injury in multiple ways. The very floor of the cargo pit isn't specifically designed for walking and moving loads as they have MANY trip hazards opening employees up to MORE injury. Again; it's VERY irresponsible to continue to use this broken aircraft. It NEEDS to be removed from service.
A Ramp Service employee reported the same aircraft's mechanical cargo loading system has been inoperative and the ramp workers have to continually manually move thousands of pounds of cargo from the aircraft.