EMB140 flight crew is dispatched with the incorrect load.

Attributes
ACN	719531
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	719531
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After departing from clt; after a lengthy ground delay; our dispatcher sent us an ACARS message alerting us to the fact that clt had loaded only 23 bags; but our closeout had 56 bags listed; and the appropriate weight for 56 bags. The captain and I subsequently did several manual weight and balance calculations; and found that during takeoff we were in the forward caution zone; and our passenger loading was not in compliance with the all passenger seated in aft locations. We were also very near an out-of-limits takeoff on our center of gravity; and just out of sheer luck we landed inside of it; more than outside of it. The station had pushed us out of the gate saying that they needed the gate so badly; but after an hour of sitting on the ramp; no other aircraft had occupied that gate. If they had not been in such a hurry (which is standard practice in clt); they may have realized that 1/2 of our bags had not been loaded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB140 FLT CREW IS DISPATCHED WITH THE INCORRECT LOAD.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING FROM CLT; AFTER A LENGTHY GND DELAY; OUR DISPATCHER SENT US AN ACARS MESSAGE ALERTING US TO THE FACT THAT CLT HAD LOADED ONLY 23 BAGS; BUT OUR CLOSEOUT HAD 56 BAGS LISTED; AND THE APPROPRIATE WT FOR 56 BAGS. THE CAPT AND I SUBSEQUENTLY DID SEVERAL MANUAL WT AND BAL CALCULATIONS; AND FOUND THAT DURING TKOF WE WERE IN THE FORWARD CAUTION ZONE; AND OUR PAX LOADING WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ALL PAX SEATED IN AFT LOCATIONS. WE WERE ALSO VERY NEAR AN OUT-OF-LIMITS TKOF ON OUR CTR OF GRAVITY; AND JUST OUT OF SHEER LUCK WE LANDED INSIDE OF IT; MORE THAN OUTSIDE OF IT. THE STATION HAD PUSHED US OUT OF THE GATE SAYING THAT THEY NEEDED THE GATE SO BADLY; BUT AFTER AN HR OF SITTING ON THE RAMP; NO OTHER ACFT HAD OCCUPIED THAT GATE. IF THEY HAD NOT BEEN IN SUCH A HURRY (WHICH IS STANDARD PRACTICE IN CLT); THEY MAY HAVE REALIZED THAT 1/2 OF OUR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN LOADED.

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.