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Commuter flight crew failed to make proper weight adjustment in accordance with minimum equipment list requirement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150747 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| 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 | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 150747 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had a flickering gear light on landing at dca. We called the mechanic, and verified that we could pin the gear and fly as a fixed gear aircraft, but we had to adjust the maximum gross takeoff weight by 1200 pounds. We did so, and proceeded to fly 2 legs as a fixed gear aircraft. I determined later that the weight adjustment was supposed to be 1700 pounds. I did not save the papers, but we probably were about 200-300 pounds over maximum gross takeoff weight for that confign. The 2 takeoffs included flight dca-phf, and flight phf-bwi. The moral of the story is, 'don't believe the mechanic. Read the book'.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW FAILED TO MAKE PROPER WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST REQUIREMENT.
Narrative: WE HAD A FLICKERING GEAR LIGHT ON LNDG AT DCA. WE CALLED THE MECH, AND VERIFIED THAT WE COULD PIN THE GEAR AND FLY AS A FIXED GEAR ACFT, BUT WE HAD TO ADJUST THE MAX GROSS TKOF WEIGHT BY 1200 LBS. WE DID SO, AND PROCEEDED TO FLY 2 LEGS AS A FIXED GEAR ACFT. I DETERMINED LATER THAT THE WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 1700 LBS. I DID NOT SAVE THE PAPERS, BUT WE PROBABLY WERE ABOUT 200-300 LBS OVER MAX GROSS TKOF WEIGHT FOR THAT CONFIGN. THE 2 TKOFS INCLUDED FLT DCA-PHF, AND FLT PHF-BWI. THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS, 'DON'T BELIEVE THE MECH. READ THE BOOK'.
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.