B767-300 er captain found the aircraft was light on rotation, much lighter than he expected.

Attributes
ACN	578311
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	578311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On atl-sfo leg. B767 er known for tail strike. When starting rotation, noticed how light nose was. Eased off normal pull and lifted aircraft off. Asked for load audit to be conducted upon arrival in sfo. Results: bin 1 -- paperwork 11271, actual 7220. Bin 2 -- paperwork 11827, actual 10475. Bin 3 -- paperwork 250, actual 425. Total: paperwork 23348, actual 18120. Difference -- 5228 pounds. Center of gravity -- paper 24.4, actual 26. Yet they say load was in tolerance. This could have resulted in a tail strike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 ER CAPT FOUND THE ACFT WAS LIGHT ON ROTATION, MUCH LIGHTER THAN HE EXPECTED.

Narrative: ON ATL-SFO LEG. B767 ER KNOWN FOR TAIL STRIKE. WHEN STARTING ROTATION, NOTICED HOW LIGHT NOSE WAS. EASED OFF NORMAL PULL AND LIFTED ACFT OFF. ASKED FOR LOAD AUDIT TO BE CONDUCTED UPON ARR IN SFO. RESULTS: BIN 1 -- PAPERWORK 11271, ACTUAL 7220. BIN 2 -- PAPERWORK 11827, ACTUAL 10475. BIN 3 -- PAPERWORK 250, ACTUAL 425. TOTAL: PAPERWORK 23348, ACTUAL 18120. DIFFERENCE -- 5228 LBS. CTR OF GRAVITY -- PAPER 24.4, ACTUAL 26. YET THEY SAY LOAD WAS IN TOLERANCE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TAIL STRIKE.

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.