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B737-700 flight crew reported they received final weights with a 900 pound increase in cruise flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1286348 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 219 Flight Crew Type 2120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
In cruise; dispatch sent this message. 'Operations just called; revised take off weight (tow) 140.1. +900 pounds. Better late than never I guess.' we adjusted zero fuel weight (ZFW) accordingly. Although nothing bad happened; this could create a greater problem since we took off with the wrong data. An engine failure or abort at or near V1 could be unsuccessful as a result.preventative measures: some type of ground operations check and balance to verify weights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 flight crew reported they received final weights with a 900 pound increase in cruise flight.
Narrative: In cruise; Dispatch sent this message. 'Operations just called; revised Take Off Weight (TOW) 140.1. +900 LBS. Better late than never I guess.' We adjusted Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) accordingly. Although nothing bad happened; this could create a greater problem since we took off with the wrong data. An engine failure or abort at or near V1 could be unsuccessful as a result.Preventative Measures: Some type of ground operations check and balance to verify weights.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.