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Cargo containers aboard B727 are located incorrectly resulting in cg location aft of that allowable. Discovered after a safe completion of the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 791798 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 77 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 407 |
| ASRS Report | 791798 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 61 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 436 |
| ASRS Report | 792000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : not stated |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After the flight; we were informed by the airline flight duty officer that the ramp had loaded our airplane incorrectly. He mentioned that they had loaded 2 cans in position 7 and 8 instead of position 5 and 6 like they meant to and in accordance with our weight and balance paperwork. We should have left with 7 and 8 void; but instead those cans were in 7 and 8 and we left with 5 and 6 void. As a result; the center of gravity was actually 8 points aft of the aft limit; though we could not have known that from the paperwork. I was the PF and noticed that the airplane rotated just a little bit faster than normal for the given yoke input; but it was easily ctlable and not enough to raise suspicion. We did not hear any banging around in the back or feel any cans move during the flight. Climb; cruise and landing were normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CARGO CONTAINERS ABOARD B727 ARE LOCATED INCORRECTLY RESULTING IN CG LOCATION AFT OF THAT ALLOWABLE. DISCOVERED AFTER A SAFE COMPLETION OF THE FLT.
Narrative: AFTER THE FLT; WE WERE INFORMED BY THE AIRLINE FLT DUTY OFFICER THAT THE RAMP HAD LOADED OUR AIRPLANE INCORRECTLY. HE MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD LOADED 2 CANS IN POS 7 AND 8 INSTEAD OF POS 5 AND 6 LIKE THEY MEANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR WT AND BAL PAPERWORK. WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT WITH 7 AND 8 VOID; BUT INSTEAD THOSE CANS WERE IN 7 AND 8 AND WE LEFT WITH 5 AND 6 VOID. AS A RESULT; THE CTR OF GRAVITY WAS ACTUALLY 8 POINTS AFT OF THE AFT LIMIT; THOUGH WE COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT FROM THE PAPERWORK. I WAS THE PF AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE ROTATED JUST A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN NORMAL FOR THE GIVEN YOKE INPUT; BUT IT WAS EASILY CTLABLE AND NOT ENOUGH TO RAISE SUSPICION. WE DID NOT HEAR ANY BANGING AROUND IN THE BACK OR FEEL ANY CANS MOVE DURING THE FLT. CLB; CRUISE AND LNDG WERE NORMAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.