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Flight crew of CRJ200 encounters out of trim condition on takeoff when aft pit baggage count used for trim calculations is found to have been incorrect.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lan.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lan.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 645541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Prior to pushback; ramp personnel handed the flight crew a bag slip indicating 29 bags were loaded in the aft baggage compartment. The load manifest was completed and the flight pushed back uneventfully. Aircraft rotation was normal; but immediately after the main gear left the runway; I noticed the aircraft was severely out of trim. I retrimmed the aircraft and the flight continued without further incident. After climbing through 10000 ft; a departure message was relayed to lan operations. During the conversation; we were informed the actual bag count was 49; not 29 as indicated on the bag slip. The difference was 610 pounds; explaining why the aircraft was out of trim.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF CRJ200 ENCOUNTERS OUT OF TRIM CONDITION ON TKOF WHEN AFT PIT BAGGAGE COUNT USED FOR TRIM CALCULATIONS IS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INCORRECT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; RAMP PERSONNEL HANDED THE FLT CREW A BAG SLIP INDICATING 29 BAGS WERE LOADED IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE LOAD MANIFEST WAS COMPLETED AND THE FLT PUSHED BACK UNEVENTFULLY. ACFT ROTATION WAS NORMAL; BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RWY; I NOTICED THE ACFT WAS SEVERELY OUT OF TRIM. I RETRIMMED THE ACFT AND THE FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT; A DEP MESSAGE WAS RELAYED TO LAN OPS. DURING THE CONVERSATION; WE WERE INFORMED THE ACTUAL BAG COUNT WAS 49; NOT 29 AS INDICATED ON THE BAG SLIP. THE DIFFERENCE WAS 610 LBS; EXPLAINING WHY THE ACFT WAS OUT OF TRIM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.