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An A320 received an ACARS notification in-flight that 4300 pounds of cargo had been added to the flight but not to the final weight and balance calculations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 674991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 674991 |
| 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 other : station operations |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During cruise flight approximately 1 hour into a 3 hour 34 min flight time leg from atl to phx; we received an ACARS message advising us 'operations called and informed me that ramp put on 4300 pounds of cargo that was not included in your trim sheet; new zero fuel weight is 129.8 and index of 66.0.' we recalculated our takeoff weight at 158380 pounds. En route burn was 23.3 yielding a revised landing weight of 135000.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 RECEIVED AN ACARS NOTIFICATION INFLT THAT 4300 LBS OF CARGO HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE FLT BUT NOT TO THE FINAL WT AND BAL CALCULATIONS.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT APPROX 1 HR INTO A 3 HR 34 MIN FLT TIME LEG FROM ATL TO PHX; WE RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE ADVISING US 'OPS CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT RAMP PUT ON 4300 LBS OF CARGO THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR TRIM SHEET; NEW ZERO FUEL WT IS 129.8 AND INDEX OF 66.0.' WE RECALCULATED OUR TKOF WT AT 158380 LBS. ENRTE BURN WAS 23.3 YIELDING A REVISED LNDG WT OF 135000.
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.