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A B737 flight crew discovered after landing they had been dispatched with incorrect cg calculations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 836210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Type 10000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
After landing the crew was informed that the aircraft had been loaded improperly on the previously accomplished leg from; which had been flown 4 hours prior. We were informed that the departure station station had possibly weighed the cargo improperly and the cg on the previous leg was discovered to be incorrect; well after the flight had been accomplished. The crew was informed that they did nothing wrong; however; the aircraft was flown in an out of limits cg condition due to the our departure station not transmitting proper weights to load control. How an aircraft could be flown in a dangerous out of limit cg condition is beyond my comprehension and should engender a total re-evaluation of the weight and balance/loading process. Especially at the smaller stations that have ground handlers who may be a bit confused/stressed out/pressured/unfamiliar/or not completely clear on loading procedures and the importance of getting it right no matter how it affects the schedule.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 flight crew discovered after landing they had been dispatched with incorrect CG calculations.
Narrative: After landing the crew was informed that the aircraft had been loaded improperly on the previously accomplished leg from; which had been flown 4 hours prior. We were informed that the departure station station had possibly weighed the cargo improperly and the CG on the previous leg was discovered to be incorrect; well after the flight had been accomplished. The crew was informed that they did nothing wrong; however; the aircraft was flown in an out of limits CG condition due to the our departure station not transmitting proper weights to Load Control. How an aircraft could be flown in a dangerous out of limit CG condition is beyond my comprehension and should engender a total re-evaluation of the weight and balance/loading process. Especially at the smaller stations that have ground handlers who may be a bit confused/stressed out/pressured/unfamiliar/or not completely clear on loading procedures and the importance of getting it right no matter how it affects the schedule.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.