Dispatcher discovers after the fact that one of his flts has departed overweight due to a tailwind.

Attributes
ACN	727962
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
ASRS Report	727962
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : load master
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The flight made an overweight takeoff. I was notified that the flight was overweight 2 mins after the flight had departed. The load planner informed me that the tailwind was not considered in the final calculations of the weight and balance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER DISCOVERS AFTER THE FACT THAT ONE OF HIS FLTS HAS DEPARTED OVERWT DUE TO A TAILWIND.

Narrative: THE FLT MADE AN OVERWT TKOF. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FLT WAS OVERWT 2 MINS AFTER THE FLT HAD DEPARTED. THE LOAD PLANNER INFORMED ME THAT THE TAILWIND WAS NOT CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL CALCULATIONS OF THE WT AND BAL.

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.