MD88 on push back advised 15 bags being added. Had not received weight and balance form. Checked with company and advised 2 bags added but then advised bags for an atl flight were being put on then taken off. Total confusion.

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Attributes
ACN	356339
Time
Date	199612
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	356339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Pushed back from gate with 'no passenger or cargo tolerance' weight and balance paperwork. Just prior to release from tug, were advised that '15 bags are being added.' asked our company via radio if bags were accounted for on paperwork. Reply came back only 2 bags put on. When I repeated 'no weight tolerance,' all of a sudden 'it was a new guy who tried to put atl bound bags on cvg flight, so no bags were put on' or 'bags were put on and then taken off.' first, no reason for zero tolerance on flight with light and long runways. Second, who knows what really went on?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 ON PUSH BACK ADVISED 15 BAGS BEING ADDED. HAD NOT RECEIVED WT AND BAL FORM. CHKED WITH COMPANY AND ADVISED 2 BAGS ADDED BUT THEN ADVISED BAGS FOR AN ATL FLT WERE BEING PUT ON THEN TAKEN OFF. TOTAL CONFUSION.

Narrative: PUSHED BACK FROM GATE WITH 'NO PAX OR CARGO TOLERANCE' WT AND BAL PAPERWORK. JUST PRIOR TO RELEASE FROM TUG, WERE ADVISED THAT '15 BAGS ARE BEING ADDED.' ASKED OUR COMPANY VIA RADIO IF BAGS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR ON PAPERWORK. REPLY CAME BACK ONLY 2 BAGS PUT ON. WHEN I REPEATED 'NO WT TOLERANCE,' ALL OF A SUDDEN 'IT WAS A NEW GUY WHO TRIED TO PUT ATL BOUND BAGS ON CVG FLT, SO NO BAGS WERE PUT ON' OR 'BAGS WERE PUT ON AND THEN TAKEN OFF.' FIRST, NO REASON FOR ZERO TOLERANCE ON FLT WITH LIGHT AND LONG RWYS. SECOND, WHO KNOWS WHAT REALLY WENT ON?

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.