A RAMP SVCMAN RPTS B767-200 ACFT ARE LOADED WITHOUT ADEQUATE CONTAINER STOPS IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT POS 5 AND 3.

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ON A FLT BOUND FOR CHICAGO; I LOADED AN ACFT A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE NORM. ON A B777 THERE ARE 32 PALLET POS IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT. IN THE FRONT SECTION THERE ARE 18 POS LOCATED IN THE FORWARD CARGO SYS. THE ACR HAD THE ACFT SET UP SO THAT YOU CAN SHORT POS IN CASE OF A LIGHT LOAD. ON B767; THE ACR USED TO EMPLOY A 2 X 4 PIECE OF WOOD BTWN POS 5 AND 6 SO THE CONTAINERS DON'T SHIFT DURING FLT. THE ACR HAS SINCE SAID THAT THE 2 X 4 PIECE OF WOOD IS NO LONGER NEEDED BECAUSE THE MOVEMENT IS ACCEPTABLE; SO THE FLT WAS LOADED SO THAT THE LD-7 LOCKS WERE EMPLOYED AND THE LOCKS REARWARD WERE SET FOR SAFETY. THE CONTAINER HAD A 4-6 INCH GAP BTWN SPOTS 5 AND 3; AND 6 AND 4. ON BOARD WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR AND COMPLAINED THAT THE CARGO WAS NOT SECURED AND HE COULD HEAR THE CARGO CONSTANTLY SHIFT INFLT. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION THAT INVOLVED THE LOADER OPERATOR; MGMNT AND MYSELF. THE ACR STILL LETS ACFT LEAVE WITH A 4-6 INCH GAP BTWN THESE POS. ALL B767 ETOPS SERIES AND B767 ACFT HAVE THIS PROB; BUT THE B777 CAN BE LOADED DIFFERENTLY TO AVOID THE PROB. THE B767 ON THE OTHER HAND; HAS THIS PROB AND NEITHER THE ACR NOR THE FAA HAS DONE ANYTHING TO CURTAIL THE SIT.