Saab 340B flight crew has erroneous weight and balance information given to them. A passenger is rem...

Attributes
ACN	344017
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	SF 340B
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 : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	344017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our operations controller called and verified total passenger load of 32 adults, 2 children. We were given a baggage load of cargo #1 -- 718 pounds, cargo #2 -- 470 pounds for a total of 1188 pounds. My first officer advised that we were at 29308 pounds for taxi -- maximum taxi weight is 29300 pounds (sf-340B plus). He computed our taxi burn at 176 pounds which would be a takeoff weight of 29132 pounds. Maximum takeoff weight is 29000 pounds. A gate agent came to the aircraft and removed 1 adult passenger (170 pounds). We recomputed our takeoff weight to be 28962 pounds. After takeoff the operations controller contacted us and advised that the bag controller had authority/authorized 1306 pounds of bags and that was what was loaded. That would have put us overweight for takeoff. We computed our en route burn to our destination and advised dispatch that we would be under our maximum landing weight. At the destination, we counted bags as they were removed and came up with the following actual numbers. Cargo #1 34 checked bags and 6 gate bags equals 859 pounds. Cargo #2 17 checked bags equal 400 pounds, for a total of 1259 pounds. Communication, communication, communication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340B FLC HAS ERRONEOUS WT AND BAL INFO GIVEN TO THEM. A PAX IS REMOVED. IT IS DISCOVERED AT DEST THAT BAGGAGE WT WAS LESS THAN ISSUED TO THE FLC.

Narrative: OUR OPS CTLR CALLED AND VERIFIED TOTAL PAX LOAD OF 32 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN. WE WERE GIVEN A BAGGAGE LOAD OF CARGO #1 -- 718 LBS, CARGO #2 -- 470 LBS FOR A TOTAL OF 1188 LBS. MY FO ADVISED THAT WE WERE AT 29308 LBS FOR TAXI -- MAX TAXI WT IS 29300 LBS (SF-340B PLUS). HE COMPUTED OUR TAXI BURN AT 176 LBS WHICH WOULD BE A TKOF WT OF 29132 LBS. MAX TKOF WT IS 29000 LBS. A GATE AGENT CAME TO THE ACFT AND REMOVED 1 ADULT PAX (170 LBS). WE RECOMPUTED OUR TKOF WT TO BE 28962 LBS. AFTER TKOF THE OPS CTLR CONTACTED US AND ADVISED THAT THE BAG CTLR HAD AUTH 1306 LBS OF BAGS AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS LOADED. THAT WOULD HAVE PUT US OVERWT FOR TKOF. WE COMPUTED OUR ENRTE BURN TO OUR DEST AND ADVISED DISPATCH THAT WE WOULD BE UNDER OUR MAX LNDG WT. AT THE DEST, WE COUNTED BAGS AS THEY WERE REMOVED AND CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTUAL NUMBERS. CARGO #1 34 CHKED BAGS AND 6 GATE BAGS EQUALS 859 LBS. CARGO #2 17 CHKED BAGS EQUAL 400 LBS, FOR A TOTAL OF 1259 LBS. COM, COM, COM.

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.

Saab 340B flight crew has erroneous weight and balance information given to them. A passenger is removed. It is discovered at destination that baggage weight was less than issued to the flight crew.