An air carrier light transport was misloaded.

Attributes
ACN	273912
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	273912
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Unscheduled aircraft swap resulted in having fuel tanks topped off due to MEL for inoperative fuel gauge. Due to short duration of flight, 11 mins from bos to mht, I cautioned operations on passenger and bag capacity. We boarded all seats, 19, and initially 15 bags, weight and balance showed 181 pounds over legal landing limits. I told ramp personnel to remove 8 bags allowing us to land 7 pounds under maximum landing weight. New bag count should have been 26. On takeoff, the aircraft felt tail heavy at rotation speed. After retrimming it flew normally. I asked the first officer to request a baggage audit. Upon landing in mht, we had 30 bags not 26, approximately 87 pounds over maximum allowable landing weight. I grounded the aircraft until a proper maintenance inspection was completed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT WAS MISLOADED.

Narrative: UNSCHEDULED ACFT SWAP RESULTED IN HAVING FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF DUE TO MEL FOR INOP FUEL GAUGE. DUE TO SHORT DURATION OF FLT, 11 MINS FROM BOS TO MHT, I CAUTIONED OPS ON PAX AND BAG CAPACITY. WE BOARDED ALL SEATS, 19, AND INITIALLY 15 BAGS, WT AND BAL SHOWED 181 LBS OVER LEGAL LNDG LIMITS. I TOLD RAMP PERSONNEL TO REMOVE 8 BAGS ALLOWING US TO LAND 7 LBS UNDER MAX LNDG WT. NEW BAG COUNT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 26. ON TKOF, THE ACFT FELT TAIL HVY AT ROTATION SPD. AFTER RETRIMMING IT FLEW NORMALLY. I ASKED THE FO TO REQUEST A BAGGAGE AUDIT. UPON LNDG IN MHT, WE HAD 30 BAGS NOT 26, APPROX 87 LBS OVER MAX ALLOWABLE LNDG WT. I GNDED THE ACFT UNTIL A PROPER MAINT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED.

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.