Narrative:

Shortly after liftoff we received an ACARS message from dispatch. We did not respond until after cleaning up the aircraft and climbing to a safe altitude. The dispatch message said to call operations immediately. I attempted contact and dispatch responded. He stated that the operations agent had added 2000 pounds to our takeoff weight; thereby putting us above ATOG. ATOG was 131.0 pounds; and our paperwork showed 129.7 pounds. If you add 2000 pounds; our takeoff weight was 131.7 pounds; or 700 pounds over ATOG. The loading schedule we had received had no errors; but were told ramp gave the agent an updated weight after we had already left the gate. We added 2000 pounds to the zero fuel weight and continued to destination without further incident. Better coordination between ramp and the operations agent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LATE ADDITION OF 2000 LBS OF PAYLOAD FAILS TO BE XMITTED TO FLT CREW OF B737-300 IN A TIMELY FASHION. TKOF OVER CERTIFIED ATOG RESULTS.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF WE RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH. WE DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL AFTER CLEANING UP THE ACFT AND CLBING TO A SAFE ALT. THE DISPATCH MESSAGE SAID TO CALL OPS IMMEDIATELY. I ATTEMPTED CONTACT AND DISPATCH RESPONDED. HE STATED THAT THE OPS AGENT HAD ADDED 2000 LBS TO OUR TKOF WT; THEREBY PUTTING US ABOVE ATOG. ATOG WAS 131.0 LBS; AND OUR PAPERWORK SHOWED 129.7 LBS. IF YOU ADD 2000 LBS; OUR TKOF WT WAS 131.7 LBS; OR 700 LBS OVER ATOG. THE LOADING SCHEDULE WE HAD RECEIVED HAD NO ERRORS; BUT WERE TOLD RAMP GAVE THE AGENT AN UPDATED WT AFTER WE HAD ALREADY LEFT THE GATE. WE ADDED 2000 LBS TO THE ZERO FUEL WT AND CONTINUED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. BETTER COORD BTWN RAMP AND THE OPS AGENT.

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.