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A cargo flight crew operating in ZZZZ discovered after the flight that their weight and balance documents were inaccurate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 904137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 4500 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 15500 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The ground handler in ZZZZ provided a set of eight numbers that were described as the total weight of each of the eight pallets in pounds. My captain received a message the next day that these were uld numbers or pallet numbers instead of the weight. He was emailed a photocopy of the document. The document that I had seen previously looked nothing like this document that was sent to my company. After reworking the weight and balance out with the correct numbers; the weight was 20;000 pounds lighter and the C/G moved aft; both of which where still within limits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A cargo flight crew operating in ZZZZ discovered after the flight that their weight and balance documents were inaccurate.
Narrative: The ground handler in ZZZZ provided a set of eight numbers that were described as the total weight of each of the eight pallets in LBS. My Captain received a message the next day that these were ULD numbers or pallet numbers instead of the weight. He was emailed a photocopy of the document. The document that I had seen previously looked nothing like this document that was sent to my company. After reworking the weight and balance out with the correct numbers; the weight was 20;000 LBS lighter and the C/G moved aft; both of which where still within limits.
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.