B747 departed overweight at salalah oman.

Attributes
ACN	457278
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : scel.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	457278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The weight and balance was performed by our station in scl. Our flight engineer verified the numbers and weight on the form. We figured our legal takeoff weight based on this information. On takeoff, as I rotated the aircraft, I noticed that the nose was heavy and that it took unusual trim to balance the aircraft. The aircraft felt heavier than what was posted on the weight and balance form. I requested upon arrival in miami that all of the freight be weighed. 2 pallets were found to have used kilo weights instead of pounds. The aircraft really weighed 8224 more pounds than reported on the weight and balance that was reported on the form by the scl station. The aircraft was overloaded. In the future, I feel all weights should be verified by several people so this condition does not repeat itself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 DEPARTED OVERWT AT SALALAH OMAN.

Narrative: THE WT AND BAL WAS PERFORMED BY OUR STATION IN SCL. OUR FE VERIFIED THE NUMBERS AND WT ON THE FORM. WE FIGURED OUR LEGAL TKOF WT BASED ON THIS INFO. ON TKOF, AS I ROTATED THE ACFT, I NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WAS HVY AND THAT IT TOOK UNUSUAL TRIM TO BAL THE ACFT. THE ACFT FELT HEAVIER THAN WHAT WAS POSTED ON THE WT AND BAL FORM. I REQUESTED UPON ARR IN MIAMI THAT ALL OF THE FREIGHT BE WEIGHED. 2 PALLETS WERE FOUND TO HAVE USED KILO WTS INSTEAD OF LBS. THE ACFT REALLY WEIGHED 8224 MORE LBS THAN RPTED ON THE WT AND BAL THAT WAS RPTED ON THE FORM BY THE SCL STATION. THE ACFT WAS OVERLOADED. IN THE FUTURE, I FEEL ALL WTS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE SO THIS CONDITION DOES NOT REPEAT ITSELF.

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.