MD80 is dispatched for a repositioning flight after unloading passenger from charter flight but not all their bags, resulting in an error in the weight and balance on takeoff from bos, ma.

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Attributes
ACN	581296
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-81
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13400 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	581296
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	580421
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : gnd 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon completion of a part 121 charter to bos the local contract ramp service crew failed to offload client bags from mid cargo bin. The weight of this cargo was 1650 pounds. When queried, the ramp supervisor (agent) on duty confirmed all bags and freight had been removed. The offshoot is that we were 1650 pounds over planned takeoff weight. Our company representatives contacted bos FBO to take corrective action on procedural breakdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 IS DISPATCHED FOR A REPOSITIONING FLT AFTER UNLOADING PAX FROM CHARTER FLT BUT NOT ALL THEIR BAGS, RESULTING IN AN ERROR IN THE WT AND BAL ON TKOF FROM BOS, MA.

Narrative: UPON COMPLETION OF A PART 121 CHARTER TO BOS THE LCL CONTRACT RAMP SVC CREW FAILED TO OFFLOAD CLIENT BAGS FROM MID CARGO BIN. THE WT OF THIS CARGO WAS 1650 LBS. WHEN QUERIED, THE RAMP SUPVR (AGENT) ON DUTY CONFIRMED ALL BAGS AND FREIGHT HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE OFFSHOOT IS THAT WE WERE 1650 LBS OVER PLANNED TKOF WT. OUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES CONTACTED BOS FBO TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON PROCEDURAL BREAKDOWN.

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.