Medium large transport departs overweight due penalty for MEL item.

Attributes
ACN	270906
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	270906
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	270807
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When we received the aircraft, there was a write-up about an engine anti-ice valve. Maintenance worked on and wired open this valve (1 of 3). The logbook was signed off and the engine valve was placarded. We departed iah for sat and were selcaled en route. We were told to contact the dispatcher when we arrived at sat. We called him and were told that due to a slip up, that we were overgrossed by 12500 pounds due to the penalty and should not have been released from the gate. As far as we were concerned, maintenance was conferring with maintenance control, and as soon as we were placarded, we were released (after the logbook was signed off). The flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DEPARTS OVERWT DUE PENALTY FOR MEL ITEM.

Narrative: WHEN WE RECEIVED THE ACFT, THERE WAS A WRITE-UP ABOUT AN ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE. MAINT WORKED ON AND WIRED OPEN THIS VALVE (1 OF 3). THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF AND THE ENG VALVE WAS PLACARDED. WE DEPARTED IAH FOR SAT AND WERE SELCALED ENRTE. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT THE DISPATCHER WHEN WE ARRIVED AT SAT. WE CALLED HIM AND WERE TOLD THAT DUE TO A SLIP UP, THAT WE WERE OVERGROSSED BY 12500 LBS DUE TO THE PENALTY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE GATE. AS FAR AS WE WERE CONCERNED, MAINT WAS CONFERRING WITH MAINT CTL, AND AS SOON AS WE WERE PLACARDED, WE WERE RELEASED (AFTER THE LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF). THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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.