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An air carrier aircraft became airborne with a nearly 27;000 pound weight discrepancy which resulted in a high fuel burn. The flight crew later determined a dispatch release weight error was not detected before the information was entered in the efb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 937439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
At cruise altitude; due to decreasing fuel scores and FMC calculations for landing; we the crew realized the aircraft had more payload than originally flight planned. The difference in payload on the flight plan; and actual payload on the weight and balance was not caught by the efb. Dispatch was contacted along with director of operations who both agreed we should divert due to low landing fuel calculations. Efb needs to be fixed in order to flag a payload imbalance of + or - 10;000 pounds as the efb gave us a normal told card with no problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier aircraft became airborne with a nearly 27;000 LB weight discrepancy which resulted in a high fuel burn. The flight crew later determined a dispatch release weight error was not detected before the information was entered in the EFB.
Narrative: At cruise altitude; due to decreasing fuel scores and FMC calculations for landing; we the crew realized the aircraft had more payload than originally flight planned. The difference in payload on the flight plan; and actual payload on the weight and balance was not caught by the EFB. Dispatch was contacted along with Director of Operations who both agreed we should divert due to low landing fuel calculations. EFB needs to be fixed in order to flag a payload imbalance of + or - 10;000 LBS as the EFB gave us a normal TOLD card with no problems.
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.