Aircraft felt nose heavy on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	277926
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	277926
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We flew this aircraft from dtw, dfw, sat, and dfw. The first officer flew the first and third legs. After the third takeoff he mentioned that the aircraft seemed a little nose heavy on rotation and that it had felt that way on the first takeoff also. I concurred that I noticed on my leg it felt that way too. The feeling was as if the takeoff trim setting was off by maybe 1/2 unit -- not unusual, but it happened 3 legs in a row. I also mentioned that the aircraft seemed a bit underpwred on climb out. However, it did not fail to make it to cruise altitude. Therefore, that part of the write- up was probably unwarranted. We sensed absolutely nothing unsafe from the aircraft. The load information from my airline is usually so accurate that any slight variation is noticed. After the flight, I realized that the write-up I made might have been misunderstood to mean that there was an unsafe condition with the airplane. I actually believe the write-up should not even have been made because I cannot imagine a logical corrective action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT FELT NOSE HVY ON TKOF.

Narrative: WE FLEW THIS ACFT FROM DTW, DFW, SAT, AND DFW. THE FO FLEW THE FIRST AND THIRD LEGS. AFTER THE THIRD TKOF HE MENTIONED THAT THE ACFT SEEMED A LITTLE NOSE HVY ON ROTATION AND THAT IT HAD FELT THAT WAY ON THE FIRST TKOF ALSO. I CONCURRED THAT I NOTICED ON MY LEG IT FELT THAT WAY TOO. THE FEELING WAS AS IF THE TKOF TRIM SETTING WAS OFF BY MAYBE 1/2 UNIT -- NOT UNUSUAL, BUT IT HAPPENED 3 LEGS IN A ROW. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ACFT SEEMED A BIT UNDERPWRED ON CLBOUT. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT FAIL TO MAKE IT TO CRUISE ALT. THEREFORE, THAT PART OF THE WRITE- UP WAS PROBABLY UNWARRANTED. WE SENSED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNSAFE FROM THE ACFT. THE LOAD INFO FROM MY AIRLINE IS USUALLY SO ACCURATE THAT ANY SLIGHT VARIATION IS NOTICED. AFTER THE FLT, I REALIZED THAT THE WRITE-UP I MADE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD TO MEAN THAT THERE WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WITH THE AIRPLANE. I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THE WRITE-UP SHOULD NOT EVEN HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE I CANNOT IMAGINE A LOGICAL CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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.