Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Communication Breakdown; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
On Date 1 (3) TC cell batteries were shipped out of third party vendor from Address X on shipper [account] which was flagged as a Dangerous Goods item. It was reported on Date 2 from ZZZ that the shipment was shipped without properly identifying that the cell batteries shipped incorrectly without outer visual UN 3090 markings and no dangerous good declarations was found on the inside of the container with the cell batteries. Third party vendor immediately notified Quality Control person whom resides at Address X about the incorrect shipment. The shipment did ship on a Company cargo aircraft. We want to ensure disclosure of the incident and that all parties involved have been notified and proper actions to mitigate recurrence. Actions to contain only DG (Dangerous Goods) Certified shippers can access and ship out DG related items was taken along with a two people buy-off activity.
Air Carrier Ground Personnel reported undeclared Hazmat shipment violations of Lithium Ion batteries. Shipment was transported without required Hazmat Declaration; exterior label; and packing list. Reporter notified shipping vendor of the errors.