A B727 flies as if it weighs more than what it's thought to weigh. Final flight aircraft performance...

Attributes
ACN	382741
Time
Date	199710
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing 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 : 9500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	382741
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flew same aircraft from cvg-sdf-atl-pns-atl. With passenger loads from 30 to 149 and gross weights from 130000-160000 pounds. On all takeoffs aircraft appeared to mush into air. After that it climbed ok. On approach airspeed of bug +20 KTS was required to center fast/slow (angle of attack) indicator. If reduced to bug +10 KTS in flare, aircraft seemed to drop. On final leg flew fast/slow indicator centered to touchdown. Aircraft landed normally. There were no visible dents, patches, or other irregularities on leading edges. Filled out maintenance report in atl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 FLIES AS IF IT WEIGHS MORE THAN WHAT IT'S THOUGHT TO WEIGH. FINAL FLT ACFT PERFORMANCE IS SATISFACTORY.

Narrative: FLEW SAME ACFT FROM CVG-SDF-ATL-PNS-ATL. WITH PAX LOADS FROM 30 TO 149 AND GROSS WTS FROM 130000-160000 LBS. ON ALL TKOFS ACFT APPEARED TO MUSH INTO AIR. AFTER THAT IT CLBED OK. ON APCH AIRSPD OF BUG +20 KTS WAS REQUIRED TO CTR FAST/SLOW (ANGLE OF ATTACK) INDICATOR. IF REDUCED TO BUG +10 KTS IN FLARE, ACFT SEEMED TO DROP. ON FINAL LEG FLEW FAST/SLOW INDICATOR CTRED TO TOUCHDOWN. ACFT LANDED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DENTS, PATCHES, OR OTHER IRREGULARITIES ON LEADING EDGES. FILLED OUT MAINT RPT IN ATL.

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.

A B727 flies as if it weighs more than what it's thought to weigh. Final flight aircraft performance is satisfactory.