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The flight crew took off with the weight and balance fuel 25,000 pounds and the guages showing 35,000 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294156 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rdg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 294156 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were in the hurry up mode as we were 15 mins late for pushback. The weight and balance was handed to me as maintenance was replacing my communication radio. The weight and balance showed the fuel to be 25,000 pounds. It was actually 35,000 pounds. I verified that the fuel was correct as far as what the flight plan called for, versus what we actually had on board. I missed the 10,000 pound error on the weight and balance, however, the error was discovered in cruise when the so was putting his paperwork together. We verified our present weight and landing weight. I'm unsure about the takeoff weight. The aircraft performed normally through all flight regimes. To correct this situation in the future, I'll slow down when doing paperwork, write the actual fuel weight on the weight and balance and show how many pounds different the weight is. Our limits must show within 500 pounds actual fuel on board versus weight and balance fuel, I'll have the first officer review the weight and balance. (Currently this is not his job), worry less about pushback times and more about getting everything done correctly prior to pushback.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC TOOK OFF WITH THE WT AND BAL FUEL 25,000 LBS AND THE GUAGES SHOWING 35,000 LBS.
Narrative: WE WERE IN THE HURRY UP MODE AS WE WERE 15 MINS LATE FOR PUSHBACK. THE WT AND BAL WAS HANDED TO ME AS MAINT WAS REPLACING MY COM RADIO. THE WT AND BAL SHOWED THE FUEL TO BE 25,000 LBS. IT WAS ACTUALLY 35,000 LBS. I VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL WAS CORRECT AS FAR AS WHAT THE FLT PLAN CALLED FOR, VERSUS WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAD ON BOARD. I MISSED THE 10,000 LB ERROR ON THE WT AND BAL, HOWEVER, THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED IN CRUISE WHEN THE SO WAS PUTTING HIS PAPERWORK TOGETHER. WE VERIFIED OUR PRESENT WT AND LNDG WT. I'M UNSURE ABOUT THE TKOF WT. THE ACFT PERFORMED NORMALLY THROUGH ALL FLT REGIMES. TO CORRECT THIS SIT IN THE FUTURE, I'LL SLOW DOWN WHEN DOING PAPERWORK, WRITE THE ACTUAL FUEL WT ON THE WT AND BAL AND SHOW HOW MANY LBS DIFFERENT THE WT IS. OUR LIMITS MUST SHOW WITHIN 500 LBS ACTUAL FUEL ON BOARD VERSUS WT AND BAL FUEL, I'LL HAVE THE FO REVIEW THE WT AND BAL. (CURRENTLY THIS IS NOT HIS JOB), WORRY LESS ABOUT PUSHBACK TIMES AND MORE ABOUT GETTING EVERYTHING DONE CORRECTLY PRIOR TO PUSHBACK.
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.