B757 captain reports 9000 pound error on load closeout caught by first officer during taxi out.

Attributes
ACN	750917
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	750917
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

My sharp-eyed first officer found a major error on our load closeout. Load had listed 99 children on board (there were only 9). Actual takeoff weight was off by 9270 pounds! Oops. There is a lesson in this for everyone. The captain is taxiing out and usually only has a brief second to look at the reasonableness of the closeout. There is more to look at other than just the TOGW and the ZFW.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPTAIN REPORTS 9000 POUND ERROR ON LOAD CLOSEOUT CAUGHT BY FIRST OFFICER DURING TAXI OUT.

Narrative: MY SHARP-EYED FO FOUND A MAJOR ERROR ON OUR LOAD CLOSEOUT. LOAD HAD LISTED 99 CHILDREN ON BOARD (THERE WERE ONLY 9). ACTUAL TKOF WT WAS OFF BY 9270 LBS! OOPS. THERE IS A LESSON IN THIS FOR EVERYONE. THE CAPT IS TAXIING OUT AND USUALLY ONLY HAS A BRIEF SECOND TO LOOK AT THE REASONABLENESS OF THE CLOSEOUT. THERE IS MORE TO LOOK AT OTHER THAN JUST THE TOGW AND THE ZFW.

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.