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An air carrier operates an aircraft with incorrect basic operating weight information because it was not available to the crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cak.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Do 328 TP (Turboprop) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 495730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
As captain, I unknowingly operated a DO328 for 4 flts on dec/xa/00 using a basic operating weight of 20484 pounds instead of 20492 pounds. The situation occurred due to no prior notification of change by employer. Normal procedures for notification of basic operating weight change is a several day notice on the company daily bulletin. This did not occur. The basic operating weight change was posted several hours after our departure time. This 8 pound increase to fleet basic operating weight didn't pose a threat to safety. However, this poor notification policy could lead to potential problems more serious in nature if this practice continues.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR OPERATES AN ACFT WITH INCORRECT BASIC OPERATING WT INFO BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE CREW.
Narrative: AS CAPT, I UNKNOWINGLY OPERATED A DO328 FOR 4 FLTS ON DEC/XA/00 USING A BASIC OPERATING WT OF 20484 LBS INSTEAD OF 20492 LBS. THE SIT OCCURRED DUE TO NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE BY EMPLOYER. NORMAL PROCS FOR NOTIFICATION OF BASIC OPERATING WT CHANGE IS A SEVERAL DAY NOTICE ON THE COMPANY DAILY BULLETIN. THIS DID NOT OCCUR. THE BASIC OPERATING WT CHANGE WAS POSTED SEVERAL HRS AFTER OUR DEP TIME. THIS 8 LB INCREASE TO FLEET BASIC OPERATING WT DIDN'T POSE A THREAT TO SAFETY. HOWEVER, THIS POOR NOTIFICATION POLICY COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL PROBS MORE SERIOUS IN NATURE IF THIS PRACTICE CONTINUES.
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.