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BA4100 captain discovers aircraft overloaded and removes passenger and baggage to meet takeoff gross weight limits at stl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 603746 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft baggage compartment was overloaded by rampers (maximum 1200 pounds) to 1216 pounds and exceeded maximum ramp weight by 600 pounds. Removed passenger and baggage to meet structural limits. Company doesn't have a procedure to determine aircraft airworthiness when airplane is overloaded while boarding. The captain is in a hard spot to interpretation rules and make right decision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BA4100 CAPT DISCOVERS ACFT OVERLOADED AND REMOVES PAX AND BAGGAGE TO MEET TKOF GROSS WT LIMITS AT STL.
Narrative: ACFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS OVERLOADED BY RAMPERS (MAX 1200 LBS) TO 1216 LBS AND EXCEEDED MAX RAMP WT BY 600 LBS. REMOVED PAX AND BAGGAGE TO MEET STRUCTURAL LIMITS. COMPANY DOESN'T HAVE A PROC TO DETERMINE ACFT AIRWORTHINESS WHEN AIRPLANE IS OVERLOADED WHILE BOARDING. THE CAPT IS IN A HARD SPOT TO INTERP RULES AND MAKE RIGHT DECISION.
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.