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Air carrier captain reported concern with overweight and oversized baggage being allowed on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1619876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flight Dynamics |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The [company] web site allows passengers a carry-on bag of up to 35 lbs in weight. The problem with this weight is that currently [company] use the standard weights for adult passengers of 190 lbs during summer and 195 lbs for winter. This standard adult passenger weight includes 15 lbs allowance for carry-on bags. Therefore; when we allow up to 35 lbs per carry-on bag per passenger; we are exceeding the allowable carry-on baggage weight by as much as 20 lbs. This will invalidate our current weight and balance procedure. In addition; the allowable weight limit for the overhead bins is set at 85 lbs. Assuming that four bags at the allowed weight of 35 lbs each could be placed per bin; then we are exceeding the allowable designed weight limit for these bins by as much as 55 lbs. Also; the size of these bags is well above the industry standard. Currently we are allowing a carry-on bag of 24'h; 16'w; and 10'd. A 24in height is well above the industry standard of 21 or 22 in in height. These dimensions are encouraging passengers to bring oversize and heavier carry-on bags on board the aircraft.we need to review these allowable weights/sizes and make the necessary corrections as needed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported concern with overweight and oversized baggage being allowed on the aircraft.
Narrative: The [Company] web site allows passengers a carry-on bag of up to 35 lbs in weight. The problem with this weight is that currently [Company] use the standard weights for adult passengers of 190 lbs during summer and 195 lbs for winter. This standard adult passenger weight includes 15 lbs allowance for carry-on bags. Therefore; when we allow up to 35 lbs per carry-on bag per passenger; we are exceeding the allowable carry-on baggage weight by as much as 20 lbs. This will invalidate our current weight and balance procedure. In addition; the allowable weight limit for the overhead bins is set at 85 lbs. Assuming that four bags at the allowed weight of 35 lbs each could be placed per bin; then we are exceeding the allowable designed weight limit for these bins by as much as 55 lbs. Also; the size of these bags is well above the industry standard. Currently we are allowing a carry-on bag of 24'H; 16'W; and 10'D. A 24in height is well above the industry standard of 21 or 22 in in height. These dimensions are encouraging passengers to bring oversize and heavier carry-on bags on board the aircraft.We need to review these allowable weights/sizes and make the necessary corrections as needed.
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.