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An air carrier first officer reported that ballast needed for center of gravity was recorded on the electronic weight and balance system and the cargo load sheet but not physically loaded into the cargo bay; causing some control difficulties.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 900889 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance |
Narrative:
Our flight departed without 300 lbs. Ballast in the cargo area. This 300 lbs was recorded in the electronic weight and balance system and on the cargo load sheet prior to departure. On arrival ramp personal noticed that the 300 lbs. Of ballast had not been loaded on the aircraft. This most likely put the airplane out of center of gravity [limits]. This was disconcerting as the extra weight had been put into the electronic weight and balance system but had not been loaded by ramp and baggage crew. The flight landed safely with no incidents. I believe that the event occurred because of inadequate procedures and communication between load planners and the ramp. Load planning is possibly entering cargo information into the electronic weight and balance system prematurely prior to getting getting final numbers from the ramp loaders. The flight crew goes off of the paperwork we receive in the cockpit on location and amount of cargo loaded. We are not required to verify visually actual cargo in all compartments.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier First Officer reported that ballast needed for center of gravity was recorded on the electronic weight and balance system and the cargo load sheet but not physically loaded into the cargo bay; causing some control difficulties.
Narrative: Our flight departed without 300 lbs. ballast in the cargo area. This 300 lbs was recorded in the electronic weight and balance system and on the cargo load sheet prior to departure. On arrival ramp personal noticed that the 300 lbs. of ballast had not been loaded on the aircraft. This most likely put the airplane out of center of gravity [limits]. This was disconcerting as the extra weight had been put into the electronic weight and balance system but had not been loaded by ramp and baggage crew. The flight landed safely with no incidents. I believe that the event occurred because of inadequate procedures and communication between load planners and the ramp. Load planning is possibly entering cargo information into the electronic weight and balance system prematurely prior to getting getting final numbers from the ramp loaders. The flight crew goes off of the paperwork we receive in the cockpit on location and amount of cargo loaded. We are not required to verify visually actual cargo in all compartments.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.