Flight crew of B757-200 receive final weight check reflecting previous departure.

Attributes
ACN	710836
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	710836
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Our flight departed without our final weight manifest. We had just diverted to mke on a flight from sfo to ord due to WX. As one might imagine; we were very busy and trying to get our passenger to their destination and connections. We did not realize until after departure that we had left without the final weight manifest. In fact; we thought we had it before departure. The manifest that printed on the cockpit printer said 'final weight manifest;' and so when we did our SOP's we knew that the document we were using said that it was the final weight manifest. However; later we inspected it and below the title was our flight number followed by sfomke. What I do not understand is why this document exited the printer and had the 'final weight manifest' title on it when it was actually the final weight manifest for our previous flight segment. I guess this was what we could call a 'gotcha' that we missed. My suggestion is that nothing gets automatically printed in the cockpit prior to departure that says 'final weight manifest' that is not the final weight manifest for that particular flight. By the way; the ACARS had been programmed properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B757-200 RECEIVE FINAL WT CHK REFLECTING PREVIOUS DEP.

Narrative: OUR FLT DEPARTED WITHOUT OUR FINAL WT MANIFEST. WE HAD JUST DIVERTED TO MKE ON A FLT FROM SFO TO ORD DUE TO WX. AS ONE MIGHT IMAGINE; WE WERE VERY BUSY AND TRYING TO GET OUR PAX TO THEIR DEST AND CONNECTIONS. WE DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL AFTER DEP THAT WE HAD LEFT WITHOUT THE FINAL WT MANIFEST. IN FACT; WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT BEFORE DEP. THE MANIFEST THAT PRINTED ON THE COCKPIT PRINTER SAID 'FINAL WT MANIFEST;' AND SO WHEN WE DID OUR SOP'S WE KNEW THAT THE DOCUMENT WE WERE USING SAID THAT IT WAS THE FINAL WT MANIFEST. HOWEVER; LATER WE INSPECTED IT AND BELOW THE TITLE WAS OUR FLT NUMBER FOLLOWED BY SFOMKE. WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY THIS DOCUMENT EXITED THE PRINTER AND HAD THE 'FINAL WT MANIFEST' TITLE ON IT WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FINAL WT MANIFEST FOR OUR PREVIOUS FLT SEGMENT. I GUESS THIS WAS WHAT WE COULD CALL A 'GOTCHA' THAT WE MISSED. MY SUGGESTION IS THAT NOTHING GETS AUTOMATICALLY PRINTED IN THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO DEP THAT SAYS 'FINAL WT MANIFEST' THAT IS NOT THE FINAL WT MANIFEST FOR THAT PARTICULAR FLT. BY THE WAY; THE ACARS HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED PROPERLY.

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.