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B757 captain reports receiving a revised weight and balance after takeoff indicating a 2500 pound fuel increase and 13 additional passengers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1010506 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 18500 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
Blocked and took off ten minutes later. [We] received new final weights 36 minutes after takeoff. Fuel increased from 172.0 to 174.5. Sob increased from 170 to 183. Could have been an 80;000 pound error!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reports receiving a revised weight and balance after takeoff indicating a 2500 pound fuel increase and 13 additional passengers.
Narrative: Blocked and took off ten minutes later. [We] received new final weights 36 minutes after takeoff. Fuel increased from 172.0 to 174.5. SOB increased from 170 to 183. Could have been an 80;000 LB error!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.