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Flight crew of air carrier large transport aircraft inadvertently takeoff out of the aircraft weight and balance limitations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 235862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 235862 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 235886 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight of an air carrier large transport rted rsw-ewr departed rsw improperly fueled (i.e., no ballast fuel) as required to be within the aircraft center of gravity limits. Houston regional load planning had issued a fuel slip to rsw which was 8000 pounds over the original planned release fuel. The fuel slip (enclosed) clearly stated the fuel requirements. The crew contacted dispatch at cruising altitude stating he didn't have the ballast fuel on board and relayed his estimated fuel on board and gross weight at landing. He inquired whether it was necessary to move passenger from the coach cabin to first class to be within his landing center of gravity. We did in fact move 4 passenger into the first class cabin to be within his landing limits. It appears to me that rsw didn't put the ballast fuel on board and the crew didn't verify their fuel with the paperwork.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF ACR LGT ACFT INADVERTENTLY TKOF OUT OF THE ACFT WT AND BAL LIMITATIONS.
Narrative: FLT OF AN ACR LGT RTED RSW-EWR DEPARTED RSW IMPROPERLY FUELED (I.E., NO BALLAST FUEL) AS REQUIRED TO BE WITHIN THE ACFT CTR OF GRAVITY LIMITS. HOUSTON REGIONAL LOAD PLANNING HAD ISSUED A FUEL SLIP TO RSW WHICH WAS 8000 LBS OVER THE ORIGINAL PLANNED RELEASE FUEL. THE FUEL SLIP (ENCLOSED) CLRLY STATED THE FUEL REQUIREMENTS. THE CREW CONTACTED DISPATCH AT CRUISING ALT STATING HE DIDN'T HAVE THE BALLAST FUEL ON BOARD AND RELAYED HIS ESTIMATED FUEL ON BOARD AND GROSS WT AT LNDG. HE INQUIRED WHETHER IT WAS NECESSARY TO MOVE PAX FROM THE COACH CABIN TO FIRST CLASS TO BE WITHIN HIS LNDG CTR OF GRAVITY. WE DID IN FACT MOVE 4 PAX INTO THE FIRST CLASS CABIN TO BE WITHIN HIS LNDG LIMITS. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT RSW DIDN'T PUT THE BALLAST FUEL ON BOARD AND THE CREW DIDN'T VERIFY THEIR FUEL WITH THE PAPERWORK.
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.