Narrative:

Taxiing out for departure runway 22L ord received final takeoff weights over ACARS. TOGW [take off gross weight] was 203;943 pounds. Flaps 15 atgw [allowable takeoff gross weight] for runway 22L was 204.8. Flaps 5 atgw was 205.0. We planned and executed a flaps 5 takeoff. Four minutes after takeoff we received over ACARS new final weights showing tog 205;924 which was 924 pounds over atgw for runway 22L for both flaps 5 and 15. No ACARS messages were received for load planning other than the final weights prior to takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Four minutes after taking off; a B757-200 flight crew received revised takeoff data showing they had exceeded their maximum allowable takeoff weight for the departure runway.

Narrative: Taxiing out for departure Runway 22L ORD received final takeoff weights over ACARS. TOGW [Take Off Gross Weight] was 203;943 LBS. Flaps 15 ATGW [Allowable Takeoff Gross Weight] for Runway 22L was 204.8. Flaps 5 ATGW was 205.0. We planned and executed a flaps 5 takeoff. Four minutes after takeoff we received over ACARS new final weights showing TOG 205;924 which was 924 LBS over ATGW for Runway 22L for both flaps 5 and 15. No ACARS messages were received for load planning other than the final weights prior to takeoff.

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.