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Medium large transport flight crew took off with more passenger than the amount used for takeoff weight due to a late received amendment to the passenger load.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318307 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 318307 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Close out error prior to takeoff. Close out before takeoff indicated. Takeoff weight 132045 pounds. Total passenger, 112. New close out received approximately 30 mins into flight. New takeoff weight 133665 pounds and new passenger count 121. Had flight attendants do passenger count. Total passenger on board 120. Initial close out was in error by 1620 pounds and passenger count was off by 8.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FLC TOOK OFF WITH MORE PAX THAN THE AMOUNT USED FOR TKOF WT DUE TO A LATE RECEIVED AMENDMENT TO THE PAX LOAD.
Narrative: CLOSE OUT ERROR PRIOR TO TKOF. CLOSE OUT BEFORE TKOF INDICATED. TKOF WT 132045 LBS. TOTAL PAX, 112. NEW CLOSE OUT RECEIVED APPROX 30 MINS INTO FLT. NEW TKOF WT 133665 LBS AND NEW PAX COUNT 121. HAD FLT ATTENDANTS DO PAX COUNT. TOTAL PAX ON BOARD 120. INITIAL CLOSE OUT WAS IN ERROR BY 1620 LBS AND PAX COUNT WAS OFF BY 8.
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.