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An rj-200 required 350 pounds of ballast for center of gravity limits; and ramp only loaded 250 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 697494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 697246 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Upon completion of the load manifest for flight XXXX in msn; it was determined that 350 pounds of ballast was required to keep the aircraft center of gravity within limits. We had a full outbound passenger load of 50; so we were unable to correct the problem by shifting people around. The ramp agents were notified of the situation. A new load manifest was completed; accounting for the additional 350 pounds of ballast. The cargo door was re-closed and we pushed back from the gate. Upon our arrival into cvg it was determined during the postflt inspection that only 250 pounds of ballast had actually been loaded. At no time did the ramp agents in msn notify the flight crew of their failure to load the entire amount of ballast.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN RJ-200 REQUIRED 350 LBS OF BALLAST FOR CTR OF GRAVITY LIMITS; AND RAMP ONLY LOADED 250 LBS.
Narrative: UPON COMPLETION OF THE LOAD MANIFEST FOR FLT XXXX IN MSN; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 350 LBS OF BALLAST WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE ACFT CTR OF GRAVITY WITHIN LIMITS. WE HAD A FULL OUTBOUND PAX LOAD OF 50; SO WE WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROB BY SHIFTING PEOPLE AROUND. THE RAMP AGENTS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. A NEW LOAD MANIFEST WAS COMPLETED; ACCOUNTING FOR THE ADDITIONAL 350 LBS OF BALLAST. THE CARGO DOOR WAS RE-CLOSED AND WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE. UPON OUR ARR INTO CVG IT WAS DETERMINED DURING THE POSTFLT INSPECTION THAT ONLY 250 LBS OF BALLAST HAD ACTUALLY BEEN LOADED. AT NO TIME DID THE RAMP AGENTS IN MSN NOTIFY THE FLT CREW OF THEIR FAILURE TO LOAD THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF BALLAST.
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.