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An MD80 departing bur was notified after takeoff his weights were in error and they took off too heavy. The crew noticed fuel load on the revision was incorrect and the first weights were accurate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bur.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 707984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Busy taxi; takeoff; and climb out. When flight log came over ACARS; we saw a revised load close-out with a new fuel load that put us in too heavy for takeoff. After further review; we saw that the new close-out had a wrong fuel load and the original load was correct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 DEPARTING BUR WAS NOTIFIED AFTER TKOF HIS WTS WERE IN ERROR AND THEY TOOK OFF TOO HVY. THE CREW NOTICED FUEL LOAD ON THE REVISION WAS INCORRECT AND THE FIRST WTS WERE ACCURATE.
Narrative: BUSY TAXI; TKOF; AND CLBOUT. WHEN FLT LOG CAME OVER ACARS; WE SAW A REVISED LOAD CLOSE-OUT WITH A NEW FUEL LOAD THAT PUT US IN TOO HVY FOR TKOF. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW; WE SAW THAT THE NEW CLOSE-OUT HAD A WRONG FUEL LOAD AND THE ORIGINAL LOAD WAS CORRECT.
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.