Wrong weight transmitted on ACARS to aircraft during taxi prior to departure.

Attributes
ACN	148170
Time
Date	199006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	148170
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We departed on our flight path from eyw to mia. Upon taxiout we received our weight and balance #south over areas. These fit with my mental gross error check for the # of passenger and fuel load. During cruise we were called by company to inform us that eyw operations made a 500 pounds error in the weight and balance. No performance deteriorating was noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG WEIGHT TRANSMITTED ON ACARS TO ACFT DURING TAXI PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED ON OUR FLT PATH FROM EYW TO MIA. UPON TAXIOUT WE RECEIVED OUR WT AND BAL #S OVER AREAS. THESE FIT WITH MY MENTAL GROSS ERROR CHK FOR THE # OF PAX AND FUEL LOAD. DURING CRUISE WE WERE CALLED BY COMPANY TO INFORM US THAT EYW OPS MADE A 500 LBS ERROR IN THE WT AND BAL. NO PERFORMANCE DETERIORATING WAS NOTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.