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Report an incident during the transportation of dangerous goods by air

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.

  • Incident reporting for the transportation of dangerous goods by air Acceptance of mandatory reports of incidents, accidents and violations in the transportation of dangerous goods by air to the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (LBA)
  • Reporting by citizens and companies possible
  • Anonymous reporting is possible
  • LBA examines the report and assesses whether further steps are necessary
  • Notifications: none
  • Costs: none
  • Deadlines: report an incident within 72 hours
  • Incident report online or in writing by e-mail
  • The written occurrence report is made via an English document
  • responsible: Luftfahrt-Bundesamt

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.

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

There are no costs.

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 incident reports for 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.

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You must report the event within 72 hours.

There are no indications or special features.

German Federal Office of Civil Aviation (LBA)


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Source: Serviceportal Saarland