An A319 flight crew was surprised to receive revised takeoff weight data well after having taken off...

Attributes
ACN	880959
Time
Date	201003
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 2600
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 125 Flight Crew Total 6700 Flight Crew Type 3500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

We pushed back with proper weights from load planning that showed we were legal. While climbing out we received a second set of weights that showed we were a thousand pounds heavier than we thought we were. These came in over the cockpit ACARS printer 19 minutes after liftoff. Why we got corrected weights 19 minutes after liftoff is unknown to me; as this is not a safe way to operate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 flight crew was surprised to receive revised takeoff weight data well after having taken off.

Narrative: We pushed back with proper weights from load planning that showed we were legal. While climbing out we received a second set of weights that showed we were a thousand pounds heavier than we thought we were. These came in over the cockpit ACARS printer 19 minutes after liftoff. Why we got corrected weights 19 minutes after liftoff is unknown to me; as this is not a safe way to operate.

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.