B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Confusion; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
I refused a shipment of approximately 10;000lbs of lithium ion batteries based on my feelings that this is in fact dangerous goods. No information is provided to me as to where the batteries have been stored and under what conditions. There is no information provided on the internal temperature of the batteries. Based on this; I feel that thses are dangerous goods.
A B777 Captain refuse an approximate 10;000 pound lithium ion battery shipment because he had no information about battery storage conditions or temperature and felt they were dangerous goods.