An air carrier widebody transport flight crew was informed after the flight that they had departed in an over gross weight condition. The paperwork on board apparently showed the aircraft to be within limits.

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Attributes
ACN	398273
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	398273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5600
ASRS Report	398790
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departing sfo we had a slight delay in receiving weight manifest check, but received final weights and departed for hnl. The following day an sfo flight manager called and asked what happened on our departure. I advised all normal. He said we had departed over maximum gross weight. I checked with my other crew members and we all agreed that the final weights received were well under maximum weight. After we received final weight on ACARS no other messages were received.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB FLC WAS INFORMED AFTER THE FLT THAT THEY HAD DEPARTED IN AN OVER GROSS WT CONDITION. THE PAPERWORK ON BOARD APPARENTLY SHOWED THE ACFT TO BE WITHIN LIMITS.

Narrative: DEPARTING SFO WE HAD A SLIGHT DELAY IN RECEIVING WT MANIFEST CHK, BUT RECEIVED FINAL WTS AND DEPARTED FOR HNL. THE FOLLOWING DAY AN SFO FLT MGR CALLED AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED ON OUR DEP. I ADVISED ALL NORMAL. HE SAID WE HAD DEPARTED OVER MAX GROSS WT. I CHKED WITH MY OTHER CREW MEMBERS AND WE ALL AGREED THAT THE FINAL WTS RECEIVED WERE WELL UNDER MAX WT. AFTER WE RECEIVED FINAL WT ON ACARS NO OTHER MESSAGES WERE RECEIVED.

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.