Narrative:

The flight made an overweight takeoff. I was notified that the flight was overweight 2 mins after the flight had departed. The load planner informed me that the tailwind was not considered in the final calculations of the weight and balance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER DISCOVERS AFTER THE FACT THAT ONE OF HIS FLTS HAS DEPARTED OVERWT DUE TO A TAILWIND.

Narrative: THE FLT MADE AN OVERWT TKOF. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FLT WAS OVERWT 2 MINS AFTER THE FLT HAD DEPARTED. THE LOAD PLANNER INFORMED ME THAT THE TAILWIND WAS NOT CONSIDERED IN THE FINAL CALCULATIONS OF THE WT AND BAL.

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.