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A B737-400 captain reported that shortly after takeoff from ZZZ he was notified that inaccurate weight and balance data had been transmitted, causing the captain to move first class passenger aft in order to compensate for the new center of gravity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : not stated |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 496510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, we were advised by our operations agent that an error had been made regarding our weight and balance data. The result is that we departed with our center of gravity slightly too far forward. We asked that the agent provide us with accurate data and we ended up moving passenger from first class back to coach in order to compensate for the problem. I should add that we were very light and there were no noticeable problems with the handling of the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 CAPT RPTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT INACCURATE WT AND BAL DATA HAD BEEN XMITTED, CAUSING THE CAPT TO MOVE FIRST CLASS PAX AFT IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE NEW CTR OF GRAVITY.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WE WERE ADVISED BY OUR OPS AGENT THAT AN ERROR HAD BEEN MADE REGARDING OUR WT AND BAL DATA. THE RESULT IS THAT WE DEPARTED WITH OUR CTR OF GRAVITY SLIGHTLY TOO FAR FORWARD. WE ASKED THAT THE AGENT PROVIDE US WITH ACCURATE DATA AND WE ENDED UP MOVING PAX FROM FIRST CLASS BACK TO COACH IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PROB. I SHOULD ADD THAT WE WERE VERY LIGHT AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE PROBS WITH THE HANDLING OF THE PLANE.
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.