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E145 crew thought the aircraft was 600 pounds heavier, because of poor legibility on the weight manifest.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 571380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Incorrect lga cargo weights. The reason for the 600 pound error was the checked baggage was supposed to be 174 pounds, but it looked like 774 pounds on the load sheet. Neatness counts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 CREW THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS 600 LBS HEAVIER, BECAUSE OF POOR LEGIBILITY ON THE WT MANIFEST.
Narrative: INCORRECT LGA CARGO WTS. THE REASON FOR THE 600 LB ERROR WAS THE CHKED BAGGAGE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 174 LBS, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE 774 LBS ON THE LOAD SHEET. NEATNESS COUNTS.
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.