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Flight crew of a commuter light transport was given the wrong baggage count before takeoff. Error discovered at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 171393 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199102 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 171393 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ramp personnel reported 47 bags on board. When arrived at destination I was informed that there were 52 bags and 3# of mail. This could lead to potential problems and could be remedied only by making ramp personnel responsible for their actions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF A COMMUTER LTT WAS GIVEN THE WRONG BAGGAGE COUNT BEFORE TKOF. ERROR DISCOVERED AT DESTINATION.
Narrative: RAMP PERSONNEL RPTED 47 BAGS ON BOARD. WHEN ARRIVED AT DEST I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE 52 BAGS AND 3# OF MAIL. THIS COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL PROBS AND COULD BE REMEDIED ONLY BY MAKING RAMP PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
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.