Air carrier large transport made a takeoff landing in excess of aircraft landing gross weight limits...

Attributes
ACN	155833
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mzt airport : pvr
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	155833
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This aircraft tankered fuel in mazatlan to fuel through puerto vallarta due to fueling problems. The previous dispatcher had brought up a flight plan at maximum gross landing weight to accommodate the tanker fuel. Mazatlan operations asked for additional takeoff weight to accommodate 50000 pounds of fuel, so I mistakenly allowed the additional weight via an amended dispatch release. The flight ended up landing in puerto vallarta some 1000 pounds over maximum gross landing weight of 160000#. The crew did not realize they were overgrossed until after landing. They then notified flight operations and I was counseled by my supervisors, as was the captain upon arrival in sea. No evasive action was required. An overweight landing inspection was made in puerto vallarta, and the flight continued. I believe that the error was an oversight on my part and that this was the first time that I've overgrossed an aircraft. I will be more careful in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT MADE A TKOF LNDG IN EXCESS OF ACFT LNDG GROSS WEIGHT LIMITS.

Narrative: THIS ACFT TANKERED FUEL IN MAZATLAN TO FUEL THROUGH PUERTO VALLARTA DUE TO FUELING PROBS. THE PREVIOUS DISPATCHER HAD BROUGHT UP A FLT PLAN AT MAX GROSS LNDG WT TO ACCOMMODATE THE TANKER FUEL. MAZATLAN OPS ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL TKOF WT TO ACCOMMODATE 50000 LBS OF FUEL, SO I MISTAKENLY ALLOWED THE ADDITIONAL WT VIA AN AMENDED DISPATCH RELEASE. THE FLT ENDED UP LNDG IN PUERTO VALLARTA SOME 1000 LBS OVER MAX GROSS LNDG WT OF 160000#. THE CREW DID NOT REALIZE THEY WERE OVERGROSSED UNTIL AFTER LNDG. THEY THEN NOTIFIED FLT OPS AND I WAS COUNSELED BY MY SUPVRS, AS WAS THE CAPT UPON ARR IN SEA. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. AN OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION WAS MADE IN PUERTO VALLARTA, AND THE FLT CONTINUED. I BELIEVE THAT THE ERROR WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART AND THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE OVERGROSSED AN ACFT. I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.