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A CRJ700's first officer discovered on post flight that the aircraft was flown with seven hundred pounds of ballast not accounted for in a weight and balance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 795695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 795694 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I was conducting a preflight on aircraft X; which arrived into ZZZ1 at gate B5 from a ferry flight from ZZZ2. After walking around; I noticed that everything was in good condition for our flight to ZZZ3. The C3 cargo door was closed during this preflight and did not think anything of it. The load closeout even dictated that C3 had no cargo in it. Upon arriving to ZZZ3; I disembarked the aircraft to do my postflt-preflight walkaround for our turn back to ZZZ1. It was during this postflt-preflight inspection that I noticed the C3 cargo door was opened and I looked around inside to make sure nothing was out of the ordinary. It was during this inspection that I noticed ballast from the ferry flight of aircraft X was still on board. I immediately notified captain and he notified the ramp crew of the situation. The crew immediately unloaded the ballast. This event occurred because of an oversight on the part of the ramp crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ700'S FO DISCOVERED ON POST FLT THAT THE ACFT WAS FLOWN WITH SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS OF BALLAST NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN A WT AND BALANCE.
Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING A PREFLT ON ACFT X; WHICH ARRIVED INTO ZZZ1 AT GATE B5 FROM A FERRY FLT FROM ZZZ2. AFTER WALKING AROUND; I NOTICED THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR OUR FLT TO ZZZ3. THE C3 CARGO DOOR WAS CLOSED DURING THIS PREFLT AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THE LOAD CLOSEOUT EVEN DICTATED THAT C3 HAD NO CARGO IN IT. UPON ARRIVING TO ZZZ3; I DISEMBARKED THE ACFT TO DO MY POSTFLT-PREFLT WALKAROUND FOR OUR TURN BACK TO ZZZ1. IT WAS DURING THIS POSTFLT-PREFLT INSPECTION THAT I NOTICED THE C3 CARGO DOOR WAS OPENED AND I LOOKED AROUND INSIDE TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. IT WAS DURING THIS INSPECTION THAT I NOTICED BALLAST FROM THE FERRY FLT OF ACFT X WAS STILL ON BOARD. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED CAPT AND HE NOTIFIED THE RAMP CREW OF THE SIT. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY UNLOADED THE BALLAST. THIS EVENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT ON THE PART OF THE RAMP CREW.
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.