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An A320 pilot received final weights from ground personnel shortly after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842362 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 7500 Flight Crew Type 520 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
We received final weights just as we began our taxi to runway 34R at den. Other than a slight ZFW weight increase that prompted me to call up new runway data in ACARS; there was nothing unusual or unexpected in the final weight printout. The taxi out and takeoff were uneventful. During the climb out; I noticed a flashing ACARS message and eventually pulled up the message from load planning: 'your weights are invalid. New final weights are required before takeoff.' this message was time-stamped two and a half minutes after our takeoff. We exchanged messages with load planning; and received the new final weight printout. While the passenger count and ZFW had not changed; we noticed that the mac had moved forward; from 33.4% to 31.5%. We entered the new data into the FMGC; and proceeded uneventfully to our destination. Our ACARS exchange with load planning indicated that they had received a last-minute change from the ramp. While this was a minor change with little impact on our flight; the possible safety ramifications of an aircraft taking off with inaccurate final weights/trim are obvious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 pilot received final weights from ground personnel shortly after takeoff.
Narrative: We received final weights just as we began our taxi to Runway 34R at DEN. Other than a slight ZFW weight increase that prompted me to call up new runway data in ACARS; there was nothing unusual or unexpected in the final weight printout. The taxi out and takeoff were uneventful. During the climb out; I noticed a flashing ACARS MSG and eventually pulled up the message from Load Planning: 'Your Weights are Invalid. New final weights are required before takeoff.' This message was time-stamped two and a half minutes after our takeoff. We exchanged messages with Load Planning; and received the new final weight printout. While the passenger count and ZFW had not changed; we noticed that the MAC had moved forward; from 33.4% to 31.5%. We entered the new data into the FMGC; and proceeded uneventfully to our destination. Our ACARS exchange with Load Planning indicated that they had received a last-minute change from the ramp. While this was a minor change with little impact on our flight; the possible safety ramifications of an aircraft taking off with inaccurate final weights/trim are obvious.
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.