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A DC8 flight crew exceeded zone compartment weight limitations. Prior to departure, the aircraft weight needed to be shifted in order to obtain an acceptable center of gravity. During conditions of nighttime rain and a long duty day, the flight crew had to redistribute the entire load and made errors in the process.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bog |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 63 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 10500 |
| ASRS Report | 328400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 328394 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| 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:
This report is in reference to an event that occurred on my flight back from bogota, colombia, to miami, fl. After carefully reviewing the weight and balance form during the flight I found that we had exceeded some of the zone compartment weights. Some of the contributing factors leading into this event are the following: the crew was on duty for approximately 15 hours, not having a load master on board, and I relied on my experienced first officer, who has been with the company for over 7 yrs. The meteorology conditions at eldorado international airport at departure time were winds calm, with a light rain shower, and temperature of 8 degrees C. I have advised the company of my mistakes and have requested for them to put a load master on these flts. Supplemental information from acn 328394: exceeding the 'zone compartment weight' was caused by our shifting the weights around to obtain a better center of gravity in bogota.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC8 FLC EXCEEDED ZONE COMPARTMENT WT LIMITATIONS. PRIOR TO DEP, THE ACFT WT NEEDED TO BE SHIFTED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ACCEPTABLE CTR OF GRAVITY. DURING CONDITIONS OF NIGHTTIME RAIN AND A LONG DUTY DAY, THE FLC HAD TO REDISTRIBUTE THE ENTIRE LOAD AND MADE ERRORS IN THE PROCESS.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS IN REF TO AN EVENT THAT OCCURRED ON MY FLT BACK FROM BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, TO MIAMI, FL. AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE WT AND BAL FORM DURING THE FLT I FOUND THAT WE HAD EXCEEDED SOME OF THE ZONE COMPARTMENT WTS. SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS LEADING INTO THIS EVENT ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE CREW WAS ON DUTY FOR APPROX 15 HRS, NOT HAVING A LOAD MASTER ON BOARD, AND I RELIED ON MY EXPERIENCED FO, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR OVER 7 YRS. THE METEOROLOGY CONDITIONS AT ELDORADO INTL ARPT AT DEP TIME WERE WINDS CALM, WITH A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER, AND TEMP OF 8 DEGS C. I HAVE ADVISED THE COMPANY OF MY MISTAKES AND HAVE REQUESTED FOR THEM TO PUT A LOAD MASTER ON THESE FLTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 328394: EXCEEDING THE 'ZONE COMPARTMENT WT' WAS CAUSED BY OUR SHIFTING THE WTS AROUND TO OBTAIN A BETTER CTR OF GRAVITY IN BOGOTA.
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.