<< >> NASA ASRS Report 421000, November 1998

A dornier 328 was operated with the incorrect calculated weight and balance paperwork. FAA check inspector was excluded from weight and balance form.

Attributes
ACN	421000
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	421000
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was giving a line check to a new captain with an FAA operations inspector in the jump seat. En route, the inspector checked the paperwork for the flight and found that although the weight and balance form had his name on it, I had somehow managed to omit his weight from the calculations. No limits were exceeded, but under other circumstances, this error could have been significant.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DORNIER 328 WAS OPERATED WITH THE INCORRECT CALCULATED WT AND BAL PAPERWORK. FAA CHK INSPECTOR WAS EXCLUDED FROM WT AND BAL FORM.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING A LINE CHK TO A NEW CAPT WITH AN FAA OPS INSPECTOR IN THE JUMP SEAT. ENRTE, THE INSPECTOR CHECKED THE PAPERWORK FOR THE FLT AND FOUND THAT ALTHOUGH THE WT AND BAL FORM HAD HIS NAME ON IT, I HAD SOMEHOW MANAGED TO OMIT HIS WT FROM THE CALCULATIONS. NO LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED, BUT UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS ERROR COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT.

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.