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A320 captain reported cargo was loaded in error on the aircraft and dispatch was unaware of the weight and balance discrepancy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1684075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 31000 Flight Crew Type 16000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
I am not satisfied with the findings and explanation of a very serious situation. My airplane was loaded with an 18135 lbs. Pallet over the nose. It was not supposed to have been loaded. The only fix I see is finger pointing as to who was wrong and nowhere do I see a prevention from it happening again. Outsourcing and communication on the part of [company] load planning caused this mistake. I would like something more done and a better explanation as to how we will prevent this from occurring again. The closure of the report does nothing but sweep it under a rug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported cargo was loaded in error on the aircraft and Dispatch was unaware of the weight and balance discrepancy.
Narrative: I am not satisfied with the findings and explanation of a very serious situation. My airplane was loaded with an 18135 lbs. pallet over the nose. It was not supposed to have been loaded. The only fix I see is finger pointing as to who was wrong and nowhere do I see a prevention from it happening again. Outsourcing and communication on the part of [Company] load planning caused this mistake. I would like something more done and a better explanation as to how we will prevent this from occurring again. The closure of the report does nothing but sweep it under a rug.
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.