Small transport takeoff from sju overweight.

Attributes
ACN	89772
Time
Date	198806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	89772
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was handed in operations the prepared manifest for said flight. I checked it and signed it. According to the manifest there were to be 19 passenger, 1500 pounds of fuel and no luggage. With 19 passenger and this amount of fuel, the particular aircraft we were flying was at its maximum gross weight. During the flight preparation I checked the forward and aft luggage compartments twice. They were completely empty. Of significance is the fact that this aircraft had had a maintenance problem and was not given the maintenance release. I had to go back to operations to get them to find a mechanic to give the maintenance release. The release was finally given and all other flight preparations having been made, the passenger were boarded and we took off for tortola, beef island airport. Upon arrival in tortola we saw luggage being unloaded from our plane. I knew nothing about the luggage. I followed the established procedures. I studied the manifest that was handed me in operations in sju, signed it, checked the 2 luggage compartments twice (they were empty) and performed my other preparations for departure. It had to have been when I went back into operations for the mechanic that they put luggage in my plane west/O saying anything about it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT TKOF FROM SJU OVERWEIGHT.

Narrative: I WAS HANDED IN OPS THE PREPARED MANIFEST FOR SAID FLT. I CHKED IT AND SIGNED IT. ACCORDING TO THE MANIFEST THERE WERE TO BE 19 PAX, 1500 LBS OF FUEL AND NO LUGGAGE. WITH 19 PAX AND THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL, THE PARTICULAR ACFT WE WERE FLYING WAS AT ITS MAX GROSS WT. DURING THE FLT PREPARATION I CHKED THE FORWARD AND AFT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS TWICE. THEY WERE COMPLETELY EMPTY. OF SIGNIFICANCE IS THE FACT THAT THIS ACFT HAD HAD A MAINT PROB AND WAS NOT GIVEN THE MAINT RELEASE. I HAD TO GO BACK TO OPS TO GET THEM TO FIND A MECH TO GIVE THE MAINT RELEASE. THE RELEASE WAS FINALLY GIVEN AND ALL OTHER FLT PREPARATIONS HAVING BEEN MADE, THE PAX WERE BOARDED AND WE TOOK OFF FOR TORTOLA, BEEF ISLAND ARPT. UPON ARR IN TORTOLA WE SAW LUGGAGE BEING UNLOADED FROM OUR PLANE. I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE LUGGAGE. I FOLLOWED THE ESTABLISHED PROCS. I STUDIED THE MANIFEST THAT WAS HANDED ME IN OPS IN SJU, SIGNED IT, CHKED THE 2 LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS TWICE (THEY WERE EMPTY) AND PERFORMED MY OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR DEP. IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN WHEN I WENT BACK INTO OPS FOR THE MECH THAT THEY PUT LUGGAGE IN MY PLANE W/O SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.