Narrative:

Took off without load closeout. Departing jfk, taxiing out, jfk ground control 'turned the airport around.' we needed a new takeoff performance setting for runway 22 and obtained it via ACARS. The ground controller was task saturated with changing taxi instructions. I concentrated on moving the airplane, the relatively new to our system first officer busied himself with paper legalities takeoff performance setting, runway change, FMC entries, taxi clrncs, tower frequency mixup, etc. The first officer began reading out loud what I thought was the load closeout comparison to the new takeoff performance setting. What he was really doing was comparing the new takeoff performance setting to the FMC. We hadn't gotten a load closeout and I didn't know it. 4 mins after off time (first officer flying) I looked over and thought we had gotten a revised closeout -- not so -- it was the load closeout. The load came up 23 mins after out time. The first officer said he was task saturated, was aware we couldn't leave without a load closeout, but was apparently satisfied with the new takeoff performance setting. I wasn't really saturated, just taxiing to the runway, thought he was reading from the load. In actuality, we had good weights. The first officer had called for takeoff data via the FMC for runway 22R and it had loaded. The FMC 'numbers' and the load numbers come from the same source, so we had good data, but no hard copy until right after liftoff. The runway legality check for a 2-MAN crew is way to lengthy -- weights, temperatures, runway winds, comparisons, etc, and needs to be compressed into just a short check. The long spiel the first officer's now go through is not safe and is distracting to a 2-MAN crew. I would be glad to help. Supplemental information from acn 520001: original takeoff performance setting had only 4L. Taxi clearance was for runway 22R. Requested takeoff performance setting for runway 22R via ACARS. Began taxi. Takeoff performance setting printed for runway 22R. Requested takeoff data via FMC ACARS. Takeoff data uploaded. Read temperature, ptow, atow, zero fuel weight, fuel runway, flap, stabilizer, aircraft N1, V1, vr, V2 at maximum takeoff weight, east/O acceleration (MSL) top the captain aloud, then checked the items against those in the FMC, and advised the captain that we had the takeoff performance setting and it was in the box. The takeoff performance setting appeared to reflect the closed out information. Captain called for before takeoff checklist. I read the first item,. And he responded. We received revised taxi instructions. I closed the first item, and read back the clearance. Continued the checklist. Received more revised taxi instructions. Crossed runway 13L/31R and changed to tower. Air carrier X was cleared for takeoff, and we were cleared into position. Very shortly, we were cleared for takeoff. After the sterile period, the captain tore the load closeout from the printer. I realized we had probably departed without a printout of the load closeout. We were off the gate for 19 mins before we departed. A busy taxi, and takeoff performance setting work had distraction us.

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Title: B767 CREW TOOK OFF WITHOUT RECEIVING THE FINAL TKOF PERFORMANCE INFO.

Narrative: TOOK OFF WITHOUT LOAD CLOSEOUT. DEPARTING JFK, TAXIING OUT, JFK GND CTL 'TURNED THE ARPT AROUND.' WE NEEDED A NEW TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING FOR RWY 22 AND OBTAINED IT VIA ACARS. THE GND CTLR WAS TASK SATURATED WITH CHANGING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I CONCENTRATED ON MOVING THE AIRPLANE, THE RELATIVELY NEW TO OUR SYS FO BUSIED HIMSELF WITH PAPER LEGALITIES TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING, RWY CHANGE, FMC ENTRIES, TAXI CLRNCS, TWR FREQ MIXUP, ETC. THE FO BEGAN READING OUT LOUD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE LOAD CLOSEOUT COMPARISON TO THE NEW TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING. WHAT HE WAS REALLY DOING WAS COMPARING THE NEW TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING TO THE FMC. WE HADN'T GOTTEN A LOAD CLOSEOUT AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT. 4 MINS AFTER OFF TIME (FO FLYING) I LOOKED OVER AND THOUGHT WE HAD GOTTEN A REVISED CLOSEOUT -- NOT SO -- IT WAS THE LOAD CLOSEOUT. THE LOAD CAME UP 23 MINS AFTER OUT TIME. THE FO SAID HE WAS TASK SATURATED, WAS AWARE WE COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT A LOAD CLOSEOUT, BUT WAS APPARENTLY SATISFIED WITH THE NEW TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING. I WASN'T REALLY SATURATED, JUST TAXIING TO THE RWY, THOUGHT HE WAS READING FROM THE LOAD. IN ACTUALITY, WE HAD GOOD WTS. THE FO HAD CALLED FOR TKOF DATA VIA THE FMC FOR RWY 22R AND IT HAD LOADED. THE FMC 'NUMBERS' AND THE LOAD NUMBERS COME FROM THE SAME SOURCE, SO WE HAD GOOD DATA, BUT NO HARD COPY UNTIL RIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF. THE RWY LEGALITY CHK FOR A 2-MAN CREW IS WAY TO LENGTHY -- WTS, TEMPS, RWY WINDS, COMPARISONS, ETC, AND NEEDS TO BE COMPRESSED INTO JUST A SHORT CHK. THE LONG SPIEL THE FO'S NOW GO THROUGH IS NOT SAFE AND IS DISTRACTING TO A 2-MAN CREW. I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 520001: ORIGINAL TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING HAD ONLY 4L. TAXI CLRNC WAS FOR RWY 22R. REQUESTED TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING FOR RWY 22R VIA ACARS. BEGAN TAXI. TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING PRINTED FOR RWY 22R. REQUESTED TKOF DATA VIA FMC ACARS. TKOF DATA UPLOADED. READ TEMP, PTOW, ATOW, ZERO FUEL WT, FUEL RWY, FLAP, STABILIZER, ACFT N1, V1, VR, V2 AT MAX TKOF WT, E/O ACCELERATION (MSL) TOP THE CAPT ALOUD, THEN CHKED THE ITEMS AGAINST THOSE IN THE FMC, AND ADVISED THE CAPT THAT WE HAD THE TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING AND IT WAS IN THE BOX. THE TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING APPEARED TO REFLECT THE CLOSED OUT INFO. CAPT CALLED FOR BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. I READ THE FIRST ITEM,. AND HE RESPONDED. WE RECEIVED REVISED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I CLOSED THE FIRST ITEM, AND READ BACK THE CLRNC. CONTINUED THE CHKLIST. RECEIVED MORE REVISED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. CROSSED RWY 13L/31R AND CHANGED TO TWR. ACR X WAS CLRED FOR TKOF, AND WE WERE CLRED INTO POS. VERY SHORTLY, WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER THE STERILE PERIOD, THE CAPT TORE THE LOAD CLOSEOUT FROM THE PRINTER. I REALIZED WE HAD PROBABLY DEPARTED WITHOUT A PRINTOUT OF THE LOAD CLOSEOUT. WE WERE OFF THE GATE FOR 19 MINS BEFORE WE DEPARTED. A BUSY TAXI, AND TKOF PERFORMANCE SETTING WORK HAD DISTR US.

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.