B727 had improperly applied engine tai penalty.

Attributes
ACN	447901
Time
Date	199909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	447901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight air carrier X dfw-cun had placard ab-clearance delivery engine cowl anti-icing valves/inlet guide vane valves inoperative open. It calls for a reduction of 4900 pounds off maximum allowable takeoff weight and 2900 pounds off the runway limit and climb limited landing weight. The structural weight was 177900 pounds and with the reduction, maximum takeoff weight should have been 173000 pounds. Flight took off 4400 pounds overweight. The aircraft turned air carrier X/a cun-dfw and reduction was made correctly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 HAD IMPROPERLY APPLIED ENG TAI PENALTY.

Narrative: FLT ACR X DFW-CUN HAD PLACARD AB-CD ENG COWL ANTI-ICING VALVES/INLET GUIDE VANE VALVES INOP OPEN. IT CALLS FOR A REDUCTION OF 4900 LBS OFF MAX ALLOWABLE TKOF WT AND 2900 LBS OFF THE RWY LIMIT AND CLB LIMITED LNDG WT. THE STRUCTURAL WT WAS 177900 LBS AND WITH THE REDUCTION, MAX TKOF WT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 173000 LBS. FLT TOOK OFF 4400 LBS OVERWT. THE ACFT TURNED ACR X/A CUN-DFW AND REDUCTION WAS MADE CORRECTLY.

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.