Overweight landing in a B-727.

Attributes
ACN	298859
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9300
ASRS Report	298859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On taxi out in oma, I discovered that I'd be 300 pounds overweight for landing at ord. I reasoned that since the trip was from oma to ord that we'd easily go enough over planned burnout to bring us below the maximum structural landing weight of 154500 pounds. Unfortunately we were given 'directs' and were vectored straight-in to runway 14R and consequently landed 700 pounds overweight. I notified maintenance and dispatch and had it written up in the log. I should have called dispatch at oma to decide early on that I would have been ok to go ahead and launch for ord given that the dispatcher and I would have both been in agreement to continue, rather than to have just made that call on my own. After talking to the dispatcher at ord (after landing) he agreed that he would've ok'ed the trip to continue as well, but it would've been better for me to have called him from oma first. Our weight was 'good' down in operations, mind you, but 'went up' after we had begun our taxi out. Next time, I'll be sure to call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OVERWT LNDG IN A B-727.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT IN OMA, I DISCOVERED THAT I'D BE 300 LBS OVERWT FOR LNDG AT ORD. I REASONED THAT SINCE THE TRIP WAS FROM OMA TO ORD THAT WE'D EASILY GO ENOUGH OVER PLANNED BURNOUT TO BRING US BELOW THE MAX STRUCTURAL LNDG WT OF 154500 LBS. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE GIVEN 'DIRECTS' AND WERE VECTORED STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 14R AND CONSEQUENTLY LANDED 700 LBS OVERWT. I NOTIFIED MAINT AND DISPATCH AND HAD IT WRITTEN UP IN THE LOG. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED DISPATCH AT OMA TO DECIDE EARLY ON THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN OK TO GO AHEAD AND LAUNCH FOR ORD GIVEN THAT THE DISPATCHER AND I WOULD HAVE BOTH BEEN IN AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE, RATHER THAN TO HAVE JUST MADE THAT CALL ON MY OWN. AFTER TALKING TO THE DISPATCHER AT ORD (AFTER LNDG) HE AGREED THAT HE WOULD'VE OK'ED THE TRIP TO CONTINUE AS WELL, BUT IT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER FOR ME TO HAVE CALLED HIM FROM OMA FIRST. OUR WT WAS 'GOOD' DOWN IN OPS, MIND YOU, BUT 'WENT UP' AFTER WE HAD BEGUN OUR TAXI OUT. NEXT TIME, I'LL BE SURE TO CALL.

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.