FAA bags hazmat shipment during luggage screening

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $52,500 penalty against Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters for allegedly violating the U.S. hazmat rules.    The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $52,500 civil penalty against Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters of Fountain Valley, Calif., for allegedly violating the country’s hazardous materials regulations.
   FAA alleged that on Dec. 16, 2014, a Gaffoglio employee checked a bag containing undeclared hazardous material onto a passenger-carrying flight at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The bag held six containers of flammable liquid adhesive, one can of flammable aerosol and another with non-flammable aerosol.
   The items were discovered when security officers screened the luggage, FAA said.
   FAA noted the package did not include the proper shipping paperwork and labeling for hazardous materials transport by air.