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Large transport was dispatched from the gate weighing 1000 pounds more than the maximum allowable taxi weight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 100687 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198812 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 100687 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After pushback from gate at dtw, after engine start, wave-off, etc., and after we had begun taxiing, we received our load data via ACARS. It showed our flight was 1000 pounds above the maximum certified taxi weight for the large transport. I returned to the gate and let the engines run to burn fuel while we waited for our maintenance personnel to decide what, if any, action was required. After 30 mins we had burned off 1500 pounds fuel, our weight was within the FAA limits, our logbook had been signed off by maintenance (they pulled an overweight landing inspection), and after a phone call to chief pilot, I felt cleared to fly the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT WAS DISPATCHED FROM THE GATE WEIGHING 1000 LBS MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAXI WEIGHT.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE AT DTW, AFTER ENGINE START, WAVE-OFF, ETC., AND AFTER WE HAD BEGUN TAXIING, WE RECEIVED OUR LOAD DATA VIA ACARS. IT SHOWED OUR FLT WAS 1000 LBS ABOVE THE MAX CERTIFIED TAXI WEIGHT FOR THE LGT. I RETURNED TO THE GATE AND LET THE ENGINES RUN TO BURN FUEL WHILE WE WAITED FOR OUR MAINT PERSONNEL TO DECIDE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION WAS REQUIRED. AFTER 30 MINS WE HAD BURNED OFF 1500 LBS FUEL, OUR WEIGHT WAS WITHIN THE FAA LIMITS, OUR LOGBOOK HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF BY MAINT (THEY PULLED AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG INSPECTION), AND AFTER A PHONE CALL TO CHIEF PLT, I FELT CLRED TO FLY THE FLT.
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.