Baggage weights not correct on the weight and balance on a departure CL65.

Attributes
ACN	573638
Time
Date	200302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	573638
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : gnd 3 ops
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

First flight of the day. Both captain and first officer new to CL65 jet (both less than 200 hours). Full plane, busy ramp. Baggage tag arrived just prior to departure and was rushed. We completed load manifest and departed. Flight was uneventful. On landing in sfo, the ramp supervisor told us to call departure station. Operations told us that the ramper had not correctly added the bags to yield the bag weight on the tag. Tag said 798 pounds. Correct total was 998 pounds. Aircraft was well below gross weight and well within weight and balance totals with this change, which represented 0.43% gross weight. This was a ramper error, but we had the responsibility to check the bag count and be sure the resulting bag weight was correct. In the future, I will slow down and make sure that each step of the paperwork is done correctly, even if we depart late. A 'rush' situation can increase the probability of errors being made. A good lesson learned. I won't make this error again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BAGGAGE WTS NOT CORRECT ON THE WT AND BAL ON A DEP CL65.

Narrative: FIRST FLT OF THE DAY. BOTH CAPT AND FO NEW TO CL65 JET (BOTH LESS THAN 200 HRS). FULL PLANE, BUSY RAMP. BAGGAGE TAG ARRIVED JUST PRIOR TO DEP AND WAS RUSHED. WE COMPLETED LOAD MANIFEST AND DEPARTED. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON LNDG IN SFO, THE RAMP SUPVR TOLD US TO CALL DEP STATION. OPS TOLD US THAT THE RAMPER HAD NOT CORRECTLY ADDED THE BAGS TO YIELD THE BAG WT ON THE TAG. TAG SAID 798 LBS. CORRECT TOTAL WAS 998 LBS. ACFT WAS WELL BELOW GROSS WT AND WELL WITHIN WT AND BAL TOTALS WITH THIS CHANGE, WHICH REPRESENTED 0.43% GROSS WT. THIS WAS A RAMPER ERROR, BUT WE HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CHK THE BAG COUNT AND BE SURE THE RESULTING BAG WT WAS CORRECT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL SLOW DOWN AND MAKE SURE THAT EACH STEP OF THE PAPERWORK IS DONE CORRECTLY, EVEN IF WE DEPART LATE. A 'RUSH' SIT CAN INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF ERRORS BEING MADE. A GOOD LESSON LEARNED. I WON'T MAKE THIS ERROR AGAIN.

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.