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A B757 captain reported receiving a revision to his final weights 1:45 into the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1282797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 169 Flight Crew Type 4604 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The loading of this flight was uneventful; we received the final weights and takeoff data in reasonable time and departed. To our surprise; 1:45 into the flight we received via ACARS; another final weights; with a different takeoff gross weight (tog); zero fuel weight (ZFW); cg and trim.original ZFW 197917 change 196486 tog 253017 251586 cg. 19.0 17.6 trim 5.3 5.5Consequently; the ZFW was changed in the FMC performance page.I would like to note that no 'invalid weights' message was ever received prior to the takeoff data.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 Captain reported receiving a revision to his final weights 1:45 into the flight.
Narrative: The loading of this flight was uneventful; we received the Final Weights and Takeoff Data in reasonable time and departed. To our surprise; 1:45 into the flight we received via ACARS; another Final Weights; with a different Takeoff Gross weight (TOG); Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW); CG and TRIM.Original ZFW 197917 Change 196486 TOG 253017 251586 CG. 19.0 17.6 TRIM 5.3 5.5Consequently; the ZFW was changed in the FMC Performance page.I would like to note that no 'Invalid weights' message was ever received prior to the Takeoff Data.
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