Operating empty weight varied from flight crew provided information.

Attributes
ACN	318872
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgw
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	318872
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The empty operating weight on the closeout was 1362 pounds higher than that on the tps. I have noticed this before but never in this magnitude. I am told that load control may use a more accurate figure when necessary. I do not understand the logic. Playing with a deuces wild attitude is going to burn someone one of these days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPERATING EMPTY WT VARIED FROM FLC PROVIDED INFO.

Narrative: THE EMPTY OPERATING WT ON THE CLOSEOUT WAS 1362 LBS HIGHER THAN THAT ON THE TPS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEFORE BUT NEVER IN THIS MAGNITUDE. I AM TOLD THAT LOAD CTL MAY USE A MORE ACCURATE FIGURE WHEN NECESSARY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC. PLAYING WITH A DEUCES WILD ATTITUDE IS GOING TO BURN SOMEONE ONE OF THESE DAYS.

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.