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Aircraft equipment problem causes widebody transport to return land. Aircraft weight over maximum authorized landing weight and no report made of same.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 204927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| 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 | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 204927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
About 1 hour out of anchorage on a flight from anc-ord, a main deck cargo fire warning light illuminated steady. We asked for and received an ATC clearance to return to anc. The fire warning light later proved to be a false indication. The subject of this report concerns our failure to fill out a report on our subsequent overweight landing at anc. We landed at 639000 pounds, 9000 pounds over the maximum landing weight of 630000 pounds. (We used runway 14 at anc) since we did not fill out the required overweight landing report the aircraft flew 2 more legs until someone realized that an overweight landing inspection was required. I was not aware of the requirement for this report. In our company the requirement for this type of report is communicated by word of mouth. I think a better ground school would help.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM CAUSES WDB TO RETURN LAND. ACFT WT OVER MAX AUTHORIZED LNDG WT AND NO RPT MADE OF SAME.
Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR OUT OF ANCHORAGE ON A FLT FROM ANC-ORD, A MAIN DECK CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED AN ATC CLRNC TO RETURN TO ANC. THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT LATER PROVED TO BE A FALSE INDICATION. THE SUBJECT OF THIS RPT CONCERNS OUR FAILURE TO FILL OUT A RPT ON OUR SUBSEQUENT OVERWT LNDG AT ANC. WE LANDED AT 639000 POUNDS, 9000 POUNDS OVER THE MAX LNDG WT OF 630000 POUNDS. (WE USED RWY 14 AT ANC) SINCE WE DID NOT FILL OUT THE REQUIRED OVERWT LNDG RPT THE ACFT FLEW 2 MORE LEGS UNTIL SOMEONE REALIZED THAT AN OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS RPT. IN OUR COMPANY THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF RPT IS COMMUNICATED BY WORD OF MOUTH. I THINK A BETTER GND SCHOOL WOULD HELP.
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.