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A large change in load brings the aircraft up to maximum taxi weight. The crew does not find out until the last min.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 494330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 494255 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : pers 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Upon receipt of load closeout document, the weight of aircraft at brake release was within 60 pounds of maximum taxi weight. This was attributed to a significant increase in passenger count and a large increase in cargo weight, as compared to the departure plan. Had our fuel quantity been only 100 pounds greater, an inspection for taxi weight exceedence would have been required. This would have taken about 45 mins and would have generated a significant number of misconnected passenger. I suggest that procedures and/or methods for a more timely receipt of load closeout data be investigated. Surely with today's electronic capabilities this is feasible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LARGE CHANGE IN LOAD BRINGS THE ACFT UP TO MAX TAXI WT. THE CREW DOES NOT FIND OUT UNTIL THE LAST MIN.
Narrative: UPON RECEIPT OF LOAD CLOSEOUT DOCUMENT, THE WT OF ACFT AT BRAKE RELEASE WAS WITHIN 60 LBS OF MAX TAXI WT. THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PAX COUNT AND A LARGE INCREASE IN CARGO WT, AS COMPARED TO THE DEP PLAN. HAD OUR FUEL QUANTITY BEEN ONLY 100 LBS GREATER, AN INSPECTION FOR TAXI WT EXCEEDENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED. THIS WOULD HAVE TAKEN ABOUT 45 MINS AND WOULD HAVE GENERATED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MISCONNECTED PAX. I SUGGEST THAT PROCS AND/OR METHODS FOR A MORE TIMELY RECEIPT OF LOAD CLOSEOUT DATA BE INVESTIGATED. SURELY WITH TODAY'S ELECTRONIC CAPABILITIES THIS IS FEASIBLE.
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.