A B737-700 in a holding pattern to burn off fuel is advised by dispatch to land overweight.

Attributes
ACN	421710
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cll airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 18000
ASRS Report	421710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	421601
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircrew determined aircraft was too heavy to land. Orbited over college station, tx, for approximately 20 mins to burn off fuel. Instructed by dispatch to land in hou overweight and get an inspection. Landed 1100 pounds overweight, obtained a new airworthiness release after inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 IN A HOLDING PATTERN TO BURN OFF FUEL IS ADVISED BY DISPATCH TO LAND OVERWT.

Narrative: AIRCREW DETERMINED ACFT WAS TOO HVY TO LAND. ORBITED OVER COLLEGE STATION, TX, FOR APPROX 20 MINS TO BURN OFF FUEL. INSTRUCTED BY DISPATCH TO LAND IN HOU OVERWT AND GET AN INSPECTION. LANDED 1100 LBS OVERWT, OBTAINED A NEW AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE AFTER INSPECTION.

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.