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At cruise large transport flight crew discovers actual load and dispatch release do not agree. Aft center of gravity loaded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 236737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 236737 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 237826 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At cruise altitude noticed difference between actual load takeoff weight and flight plan takeoff gross weight. Actual load had 8000 pounds of ballast fuel that the flight plan plus dispatch release did not have. We consulted performance chart for landing, center of gravity, aircraft was within limits. We contacted dispatcher and load planner. We moved passenger from coach to first class seats. We continued to destination and landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE LGT FLC DISCOVERS ACTUAL LOAD AND DISPATCH RELEASE DO NOT AGREE. AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY LOADED.
Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT NOTICED DIFFERENCE BTWN ACTUAL LOAD TKOF WT AND FLT PLAN TKOF GROSS WT. ACTUAL LOAD HAD 8000 LBS OF BALLAST FUEL THAT THE FLT PLAN PLUS DISPATCH RELEASE DID NOT HAVE. WE CONSULTED PERFORMANCE CHART FOR LNDG, CENTER OF GRAVITY, ACFT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. WE CONTACTED DISPATCHER AND LOAD PLANNER. WE MOVED PAX FROM COACH TO FIRST CLASS SEATS. WE CONTINUED TO DEST AND LANDED.
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.