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24 connecting international bags were loaded in the aft bin of an E-175; but not removed at the connecting station. Three subsequent legs were flown with the bags on board; but not documented.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 982015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
24 international connecting bags were loaded into the aft cargo bin [of the aircraft we were to fly later in the day]. Upon arrival at an enroute stop; the ramp crew did not remove the bags from the aft cargo bin. As a result; the aircraft departed with 24 undocumented bags--an extra 720 pounds--in the aft cargo bin on its next leg. All takeoff; performance; and weight and balance data for the flight was computed with this error. This error was repeated on two more legs; the third of which is the flight we flew.with this error occurring on three consecutive flights; it is possible it may be a systematic issue. No one is checking the aft bins on our aircraft. My suggestion would be to load all gate checked and valet bags in the aft bin on all of our aircraft; while continuing with our current loading procedures for regular checked bags.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 24 connecting international bags were loaded in the aft bin of an E-175; but not removed at the connecting station. Three subsequent legs were flown with the bags on board; but not documented.
Narrative: 24 international connecting bags were loaded into the aft cargo bin [of the aircraft we were to fly later in the day]. Upon arrival at an enroute stop; the ramp crew did not remove the bags from the aft cargo bin. As a result; the aircraft departed with 24 undocumented bags--an extra 720 LBS--in the aft cargo bin on its next leg. All takeoff; performance; and weight and balance data for the flight was computed with this error. This error was repeated on two more legs; the third of which is the flight we flew.With this error occurring on three consecutive flights; it is possible it may be a systematic issue. No one is checking the aft bins on our aircraft. My suggestion would be to load all gate checked and valet bags in the aft bin on all of our aircraft; while continuing with our current loading procedures for regular checked bags.
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.