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Multiple weight and balance reports were received while taxiing. Flight crew questioned validity of the ACARS print outs. Weight and balance was for another flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162106 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7750 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 162106 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We received final weight and balance just prior to pushback from gate at orlando. While taxiing to runway 18R we received three more weight and balance sheets via aircraft ACARS printer, the last of which varied considerably from correct passenger count. Closer scrutiny and questioning by the captain revealed this computer weight and balance was for the same aircraft, but for a flight originating in boston. This type of scenario could easily result in use of improper v-spds and stabilizer trim settings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE WEIGHT AND BALANCE REPORTS WERE RECEIVED WHILE TAXIING. FLC QUESTIONED VALIDITY OF THE ACARS PRINT OUTS. WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS FOR ANOTHER FLT.
Narrative: WE RECEIVED FINAL WEIGHT AND BALANCE JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK FROM GATE AT ORLANDO. WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 18R WE RECEIVED THREE MORE WEIGHT AND BALANCE SHEETS VIA ACFT ACARS PRINTER, THE LAST OF WHICH VARIED CONSIDERABLY FROM CORRECT PAX COUNT. CLOSER SCRUTINY AND QUESTIONING BY THE CAPT REVEALED THIS COMPUTER WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS FOR THE SAME ACFT, BUT FOR A FLT ORIGINATING IN BOSTON. THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO COULD EASILY RESULT IN USE OF IMPROPER V-SPDS AND STABILIZER TRIM SETTINGS.
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.