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Medium large transport air carrier type aircraft taxied out. During taxi advised they were over gross weight. Taxied back for correction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 167308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 167308 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In operations, while filling out paperwork, it was discovered that the wrong aircraft tail # was on the release. A new release was sent from dispatch with correct tail #. We finished paperwork and proceeded to aircraft, accomplished preflight and loaded with passenger, left gate. We had not received our weight and balance yet, but were to receive it on our ACARS while taxiing to runway. Not hearing anything from the company, we called them on the radio. We were told to taxi back to gate--that there was a weight problem--we were overweight. The original aircraft had a maximum takeoff weight of 147000#, and the correct aircraft, the one we were in, had a maximum takeoff weight of 140000 pounds. Someone had forgotten to made a change in the computer, causing us to taxi over weight. It is normal practice to taxi out west/O weight and balance, with our company. After correcting weight problem and receiving a correct weight and balance, we proceeded on with the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACR TYPE ACFT TAXIED OUT. DURING TAXI ADVISED THEY WERE OVER GROSS WEIGHT. TAXIED BACK FOR CORRECTION.
Narrative: IN OPS, WHILE FILLING OUT PAPERWORK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG ACFT TAIL # WAS ON THE RELEASE. A NEW RELEASE WAS SENT FROM DISPATCH WITH CORRECT TAIL #. WE FINISHED PAPERWORK AND PROCEEDED TO ACFT, ACCOMPLISHED PREFLT AND LOADED WITH PAX, LEFT GATE. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED OUR WT AND BAL YET, BUT WERE TO RECEIVE IT ON OUR ACARS WHILE TAXIING TO RWY. NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM THE COMPANY, WE CALLED THEM ON THE RADIO. WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI BACK TO GATE--THAT THERE WAS A WT PROB--WE WERE OVERWT. THE ORIGINAL ACFT HAD A MAX TKOF WT OF 147000#, AND THE CORRECT ACFT, THE ONE WE WERE IN, HAD A MAX TKOF WT OF 140000 LBS. SOMEONE HAD FORGOTTEN TO MADE A CHANGE IN THE COMPUTER, CAUSING US TO TAXI OVER WT. IT IS NORMAL PRACTICE TO TAXI OUT W/O WT AND BAL, WITH OUR COMPANY. AFTER CORRECTING WT PROB AND RECEIVING A CORRECT WT AND BAL, WE PROCEEDED ON WITH THE FLT.
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.