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CRJ200 flight crew receives incorrect pet weight from load planning. Corrected later in flight. No weight and balance limits exceeded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 815248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 815248 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I was captain of flight X. The load report was given by ramp. Both the first officer and I verified and completed weight and balance information. During flight; dispatch sent an ACARS message that sdf operations had called and informed them that the pet weight they gave was incorrect. (The message stated 125 lbs should have been 12 lbs.) upon further inspection of our copies; we noted 121 lbs on the weight and balance. Both the first officer and I read the load report; though not written sloppily; as '121 lbs.' after the ACARS; we now believe it was meant to be '12 lbs.' we re-ran the numbers and center of gravity and discovered the more conservative number did not create an unsafe condition; nor did it cause us to break any structural limitations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 flight crew receives incorrect pet weight from Load Planning. Corrected later in flight. No weight and balance limits exceeded.
Narrative: I was Captain of Flight X. The load report was given by Ramp. Both the First Officer and I verified and completed Weight and Balance information. During flight; Dispatch sent an ACARS message that SDF Operations had called and informed them that the pet weight they gave was incorrect. (The message stated 125 lbs should have been 12 lbs.) Upon further inspection of our copies; we noted 121 lbs on the Weight and Balance. Both the First Officer and I read the load report; though not written sloppily; as '121 lbs.' After the ACARS; we now believe it was meant to be '12 lbs.' We re-ran the numbers and Center of Gravity and discovered the more conservative number did not create an unsafe condition; nor did it cause us to break any structural limitations.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.