Narrative:

During the boarding process at the gate, a large group of passenger traveling together was boarded in the coach section of the aircraft. The group was in a very festive mood and during boarding prior to pushback and during taxiout my attention was diverted from the paperwork to the problems the F/a's were encountering with this group. I remember when ground control told us to taxi to runway 5 I thought, 'good, that will give the F/a's extra time to brief the passenger on the required items. The first officer, who normally checks the weight data record, set in the takeoff weights and mentioned later thinking no problems with a 10000' runway. He also said the fact that there were 2 figures for runway 23 (23 and 23 extended) had distracted him. The takeoff roll and takeoff were uneventful and it was only after being given our initial heading that something made me ask the first officer if we had been legal for that runway. He said, 'of course,' and then checked and said, '(expletive deleted).' the prior duty day was over 12 hours, and this duty day was 12 1/2 hours. There were 11 takeoffs and lndgs in these 2 days. Report time was xa dct on day 1, and release time was xb on the second day. Fatigue may have been a factor. First officer was normally very conscientious and had at least a yr as first officer on this aircraft. I had been into this airport numerous times. The only corrective action I would recommend is that at some point on the taxi checklist there be incorporated a challenge and response, such as 'runway assigned,' with the response, 'runway 23, flaps 5 degrees, maximum takeoff weight 99350 pounds.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE TKOF GROSS WEIGHT ON TKOF.

Narrative: DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS AT THE GATE, A LARGE GROUP OF PAX TRAVELING TOGETHER WAS BOARDED IN THE COACH SECTION OF THE ACFT. THE GROUP WAS IN A VERY FESTIVE MOOD AND DURING BOARDING PRIOR TO PUSHBACK AND DURING TAXIOUT MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED FROM THE PAPERWORK TO THE PROBS THE F/A'S WERE ENCOUNTERING WITH THIS GROUP. I REMEMBER WHEN GND CTL TOLD US TO TAXI TO RWY 5 I THOUGHT, 'GOOD, THAT WILL GIVE THE F/A'S EXTRA TIME TO BRIEF THE PAX ON THE REQUIRED ITEMS. THE F/O, WHO NORMALLY CHKS THE WT DATA RECORD, SET IN THE TKOF WTS AND MENTIONED LATER THINKING NO PROBS WITH A 10000' RWY. HE ALSO SAID THE FACT THAT THERE WERE 2 FIGURES FOR RWY 23 (23 AND 23 EXTENDED) HAD DISTRACTED HIM. THE TKOF ROLL AND TKOF WERE UNEVENTFUL AND IT WAS ONLY AFTER BEING GIVEN OUR INITIAL HDG THAT SOMETHING MADE ME ASK THE F/O IF WE HAD BEEN LEGAL FOR THAT RWY. HE SAID, 'OF COURSE,' AND THEN CHKED AND SAID, '(EXPLETIVE DELETED).' THE PRIOR DUTY DAY WAS OVER 12 HRS, AND THIS DUTY DAY WAS 12 1/2 HRS. THERE WERE 11 TKOFS AND LNDGS IN THESE 2 DAYS. RPT TIME WAS XA DCT ON DAY 1, AND RELEASE TIME WAS XB ON THE SECOND DAY. FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. F/O WAS NORMALLY VERY CONSCIENTIOUS AND HAD AT LEAST A YR AS F/O ON THIS ACFT. I HAD BEEN INTO THIS ARPT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT AT SOME POINT ON THE TAXI CHKLIST THERE BE INCORPORATED A CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE, SUCH AS 'RWY ASSIGNED,' WITH THE RESPONSE, 'RWY 23, FLAPS 5 DEGS, MAX TKOF WT 99350 LBS.'

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.