Narrative:

ATIS wind prior to taxi was not particularly strong. As we taxied out, ground control reported new WX. No significant WX in area, but new reported wind was northwesterly at 25 gusting 31. As we taxied, I looked at the windsock by the runway and the wind was northerly, but the sock was not fully extended, and the wind did not seem as strong as reported by ground. Prior to takeoff, tower gave us the same wind reading as before. Captain made an uneventful takeoff, and said wind did not feel as strong as reported. While en route, captain checked crosswind component chart and, if tower wind would have been correct, we might have exceeded crosswind component.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT FO RPTS THAT HIS CAPT MAY HAVE TAKEN OFF WITH AN EXCESSIVE XWIND IF THE ATIS WAS CORRECT.

Narrative: ATIS WIND PRIOR TO TAXI WAS NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG. AS WE TAXIED OUT, GND CTL RPTED NEW WX. NO SIGNIFICANT WX IN AREA, BUT NEW RPTED WIND WAS NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 GUSTING 31. AS WE TAXIED, I LOOKED AT THE WINDSOCK BY THE RWY AND THE WIND WAS NORTHERLY, BUT THE SOCK WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED, AND THE WIND DID NOT SEEM AS STRONG AS RPTED BY GND. PRIOR TO TKOF, TWR GAVE US THE SAME WIND READING AS BEFORE. CAPT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL TKOF, AND SAID WIND DID NOT FEEL AS STRONG AS RPTED. WHILE ENRTE, CAPT CHKED XWIND COMPONENT CHART AND, IF TWR WIND WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECT, WE MIGHT HAVE EXCEEDED XWIND COMPONENT.

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.