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A widebody transport freighter had to land short of destination for fuel as the payload was computed wrong.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 223512 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bgr |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : czqx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 145 |
| ASRS Report | 223512 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Trip lhr to jfk, we received a flight release from flight operations and all looked normal. The aircraft was good, the WX was good, the load was good, and fuel was good. We added an extra 5000 pounds though the WX was good. There was nothing unusual about the release. The captain signed the weight and balance and we blocked out at XA14Z. During the climb out and initial cruise, we were burning some extra fuel but nothing abnormally excessive. We later started to burn into our extra fuel and began to investigate the cause. Shortly after, we received a call from company suggesting a stop in bgr for fuel. We discovered that we had a release with 50000 pounds payload when we actually had approximately 147000 pounds payload. This was obviously the cause of our extra fuel burn. The ramp gave operations the wrong payload which was put on our release and then they were overlooked by the captain. The release had 50000 pounds payload but the weight and balance and all other paperwork was correct. There is no second check by the first officer or so in normal procedures to compare the released weight with the actual weight after loading and the company is changing this policy. A normal landing was made in bgr with all reserve and alternate fuel requirements met and the flight continued to jfk without incident. Fatigue could have been a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A WDB FREIGHTER HAD TO LAND SHORT OF DEST FOR FUEL AS THE PAYLOAD WAS COMPUTED WRONG.
Narrative: TRIP LHR TO JFK, WE RECEIVED A FLT RELEASE FROM FLT OPS AND ALL LOOKED NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS GOOD, THE WX WAS GOOD, THE LOAD WAS GOOD, AND FUEL WAS GOOD. WE ADDED AN EXTRA 5000 POUNDS THOUGH THE WX WAS GOOD. THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE RELEASE. THE CAPT SIGNED THE WT AND BAL AND WE BLOCKED OUT AT XA14Z. DURING THE CLBOUT AND INITIAL CRUISE, WE WERE BURNING SOME EXTRA FUEL BUT NOTHING ABNORMALLY EXCESSIVE. WE LATER STARTED TO BURN INTO OUR EXTRA FUEL AND BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE. SHORTLY AFTER, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM COMPANY SUGGESTING A STOP IN BGR FOR FUEL. WE DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD A RELEASE WITH 50000 POUNDS PAYLOAD WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAD APPROX 147000 POUNDS PAYLOAD. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY THE CAUSE OF OUR EXTRA FUEL BURN. THE RAMP GAVE OPS THE WRONG PAYLOAD WHICH WAS PUT ON OUR RELEASE AND THEN THEY WERE OVERLOOKED BY THE CAPT. THE RELEASE HAD 50000 POUNDS PAYLOAD BUT THE WT AND BAL AND ALL OTHER PAPERWORK WAS CORRECT. THERE IS NO SECOND CHK BY THE FO OR SO IN NORMAL PROCS TO COMPARE THE RELEASED WT WITH THE ACTUAL WT AFTER LOADING AND THE COMPANY IS CHANGING THIS POLICY. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE IN BGR WITH ALL RESERVE AND ALTERNATE FUEL REQUIREMENTS MET AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. FATIGUE COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.
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.