<< >> NASA ASRS Report 579379, April 2003

Flight crew of mdt advised on arrival at destination that weight manifest was in error. Showed excessive weight in aft cargo, which had been removed prior to departure.

Attributes
ACN	579379
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Ice Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
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 : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	579379
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person #3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Ground agents asked me if there were too many bags in cargo hold. I said yes, and to remove 5 bags to bring total weight to 1970 pounds, which is under the 1980 limit. The ramp agent indicated they did this, and we proceeded ZZZZ our destination. A destination airport agent said seattle called and stated we exceeded the cargo limit. They were mistaken, because the agent in seattle didn't change the bag count on the load manifest after they pulled the 5 bags. I know this was accomplished, because I helped them put the bags inside the cabin in the overhead bins. The error took place on the load manifest by the seattle agent not changing the worksheet to reflect the removal of those 5 bags. I believe the aircraft was loaded within limits, and a paper error was all that took place. I will in the future, continue to check to see if the load sheet is in accordance to our procedures, and that the ground agent concurs with all changes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MDT ADVISED ON ARR AT DEST THAT WT MANIFEST WAS IN ERROR. SHOWED EXCESSIVE WT IN AFT CARGO, WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: GND AGENTS ASKED ME IF THERE WERE TOO MANY BAGS IN CARGO HOLD. I SAID YES, AND TO REMOVE 5 BAGS TO BRING TOTAL WT TO 1970 LBS, WHICH IS UNDER THE 1980 LIMIT. THE RAMP AGENT INDICATED THEY DID THIS, AND WE PROCEEDED ZZZZ OUR DEST. A DEST ARPT AGENT SAID SEATTLE CALLED AND STATED WE EXCEEDED THE CARGO LIMIT. THEY WERE MISTAKEN, BECAUSE THE AGENT IN SEATTLE DIDN'T CHANGE THE BAG COUNT ON THE LOAD MANIFEST AFTER THEY PULLED THE 5 BAGS. I KNOW THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, BECAUSE I HELPED THEM PUT THE BAGS INSIDE THE CABIN IN THE OVERHEAD BINS. THE ERROR TOOK PLACE ON THE LOAD MANIFEST BY THE SEATTLE AGENT NOT CHANGING THE WORKSHEET TO REFLECT THE REMOVAL OF THOSE 5 BAGS. I BELIEVE THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITHIN LIMITS, AND A PAPER ERROR WAS ALL THAT TOOK PLACE. I WILL IN THE FUTURE, CONTINUE TO CHK TO SEE IF THE LOAD SHEET IS IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR PROCS, AND THAT THE GND AGENT CONCURS WITH ALL CHANGES.

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.