Narrative:

Shortly after departure the gate at lga and during taxi out to runway 13; we received a message from operations asking that we return to the gate to correct a cargo loading error. After returning to the gate; we queried operations about the error and we were told that cargo pit 4 had been 'structurally' overloaded and that some cargo would have to be xferred to another pit. I would not be writing a report about this incident; but this is the second time in a month that this has occurred while working this flight out of the same gate at lga. The previous occurrence was 3 weeks ago. Both cases involved a 'structural' overload of pit 4. Since this has happened twice in three weeks on this flight out of lga; I am becoming concerned about the cargo loading practices being used at the lga station. While I am not trained on or familiar with the structural limits of the A320/319 cargo compartments; learning that a limit was exceeded during the loading process causes me to question whether the aircraft's safety was compromised.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH; A320 FLT CREW MUST RETURN TO THE GATE IN LGA TO RELOCATE CARGO WHICH HAD BEEN BOARDED IN EXCESS OF MAX STRUCTURAL LIMIT IN AFT COMPARTMENT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER DEP THE GATE AT LGA AND DURING TAXI OUT TO RWY 13; WE RECEIVED A MSG FROM OPS ASKING THAT WE RETURN TO THE GATE TO CORRECT A CARGO LOADING ERROR. AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE; WE QUERIED OPS ABOUT THE ERROR AND WE WERE TOLD THAT CARGO PIT 4 HAD BEEN 'STRUCTURALLY' OVERLOADED AND THAT SOME CARGO WOULD HAVE TO BE XFERRED TO ANOTHER PIT. I WOULD NOT BE WRITING A REPORT ABOUT THIS INCIDENT; BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE WORKING THIS FLT OUT OF THE SAME GATE AT LGA. THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE WAS 3 WKS AGO. BOTH CASES INVOLVED A 'STRUCTURAL' OVERLOAD OF PIT 4. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THREE WEEKS ON THIS FLT OUT OF LGA; I AM BECOMING CONCERNED ABOUT THE CARGO LOADING PRACTICES BEING USED AT THE LGA STATION. WHILE I AM NOT TRAINED ON OR FAMILIAR WITH THE STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF THE A320/319 CARGO COMPARTMENTS; LEARNING THAT A LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED DURING THE LOADING PROCESS CAUSES ME TO QUESTION WHETHER THE ACFT'S SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.