Air carrier light transport cargo load problem. Aircraft nose down trim exceeded in cruise flight.

Attributes
ACN	91232
Time
Date	198807
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	91232
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ran out of nose down trim during all phases of flight. Upon landing at destination airport discovered that cargo compartment had been loaded above maximum allowable weight. The crew had not been given the actual load so that all the baggage could be loaded. This is a standard practice at this company with no action being taken by management when it is reported. The FAA needs to take steps to make the company liable for proper load information under part 135 flight operations. The company does not allow the flight crew to verify load information under fear of job loss. This situation creates a danger to the crew and the flying public.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT CARGO LOAD PROBLEM. ACFT NOSE DOWN TRIM EXCEEDED IN CRUISE FLT.

Narrative: RAN OUT OF NOSE DOWN TRIM DURING ALL PHASES OF FLT. UPON LNDG AT DEST ARPT DISCOVERED THAT CARGO COMPARTMENT HAD BEEN LOADED ABOVE MAX ALLOWABLE WT. THE CREW HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN THE ACTUAL LOAD SO THAT ALL THE BAGGAGE COULD BE LOADED. THIS IS A STANDARD PRACTICE AT THIS COMPANY WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY MGMNT WHEN IT IS RPTED. THE FAA NEEDS TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE THE COMPANY LIABLE FOR PROPER LOAD INFO UNDER PART 135 FLT OPS. THE COMPANY DOES NOT ALLOW THE FLT CREW TO VERIFY LOAD INFO UNDER FEAR OF JOB LOSS. THIS SITUATION CREATES A DANGER TO THE CREW AND THE FLYING PUBLIC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.