MD80 flight crew is dispatched with an out of limit center of gravity.

Attributes
ACN	717241
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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 : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	717241
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I decided to submit this report on a flight. This was a ferry flight from dfw to ZZZ taking the aircraft to the maintenance center. Halfway to ZZZ we received a message over ACARS that read: 'after takeoff...ramp services advise us they have leftover bags loaded in the mid and aft compartment. The 780 pounds of bags caused an out of balance aft ZFW limit to exceed by 1.1 mac...TA/loads.' the aircraft handled normally and we would not have known it was out of balance if we had not received the message. The flight was uneventful other than receiving the ACARS message and it did not require us to alter any normal procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW IS DISPATCHED WITH AN OUT OF LIMIT CTR OF GRAVITY.

Narrative: I DECIDED TO SUBMIT THIS RPT ON A FLT. THIS WAS A FERRY FLT FROM DFW TO ZZZ TAKING THE ACFT TO THE MAINT CTR. HALFWAY TO ZZZ WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE OVER ACARS THAT READ: 'AFTER TKOF...RAMP SVCS ADVISE US THEY HAVE LEFTOVER BAGS LOADED IN THE MID AND AFT COMPARTMENT. THE 780 LBS OF BAGS CAUSED AN OUT OF BAL AFT ZFW LIMIT TO EXCEED BY 1.1 MAC...TA/LOADS.' THE ACFT HANDLED NORMALLY AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN IT WAS OUT OF BAL IF WE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE MESSAGE. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL OTHER THAN RECEIVING THE ACARS MESSAGE AND IT DID NOT REQUIRE US TO ALTER ANY NORMAL PROCS.

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.