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A boeing 737 captain and a dispatcher reported that it was discovered after takeoff that the weight manifest included 2000 pounds of cargo that was not loaded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1490369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 7699 Flight Crew Type 1923 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We had a valid takeoff weight before takeoff. 19 minutes after takeoff we received a new weight manifest which put our weight 2000# less than our takeoff weight. This would have been a huge safety issue if the weight error had been 2000# heavier!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Boeing 737 Captain and a Dispatcher reported that it was discovered after takeoff that the weight manifest included 2000 pounds of cargo that was not loaded.
Narrative: We had a valid takeoff weight before takeoff. 19 minutes after takeoff we received a new weight manifest which put our weight 2000# less than our takeoff weight. This would have been a huge safety issue if the weight error had been 2000# heavier!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.