DC8-63 FREIGHTER WAS MET BY FAA TO CHK CARGO LOADING. FOUND 1200 LB ERROR AND 2 MIS-LOADED PALLET AND LOCKS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. FLC PAPERWORK WAS IN ORDER BASED ON THE INFO SUPPLIED BY THE FOREIGN LOAD PLANNER IN COSTA RICA. ACFT WAS OPERATED WITHIN LIMITS.

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MY FLT WAS RAMP INSPECTED BY THE FAA UPON ARR IN MIAMI; FL. THIS WAS A SCHEDULED CARGO SUB-SVC FLT FOR XYZ; THE FLAG ACR OF COSTA RICA. THIS AIRLINE DOES ALL CARGO SVCS AND LOADING FOR THIS FLT. I WAS INFORMED BY MY COMPANY THAT; DURING THE DOWN LOADING OF THE CARGO; THE FAA INSPECTORS DISCOVERED THE ACFT WAS MIS-LOADED (BUT WITHIN LIMITS); THAT THE PALLET LOCKS IN THE AFT 2 SECTIONS OF THE ACFT; POS 17 AND 18; WERE NOT PROPERLY LOCKED AND THAT A SMOKE BARRIER IN THE BELLY OF THE ACFT WAS MIS- CONFIGURED. ALSO NOTED WAS SOME PALLET NETS WERE IN POOR SHAPE AND NOT SECURED PROPERLY. I UNDERSTOOD THE OP TO BE THAT; WHEN THE STATION LOADING MGR HANDED ME THE FINAL LOAD PLAN AND STATED LOADING WAS COMPLETE; THIS MEANT LOADED PROPERLY. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. AT THE TIME OF LOADING; I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH CHKING PERFORMANCE COMPUTATIONS FOR MAINT PAYLOAD FLT AND OTHER PREFLT DUTIES. NOW I REALIZE THAT MY ATTN SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DIRECTED TO THE LOADING PROC. THESE PROBS WERE UNINTENTIONAL AND I HAVE TAKEN IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO INSURE THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I NOW PERSONALLY INSPECT ALL CARGO FOR LOADING SECURITY AND ASK MY CREW TO DO THE SAME. NEW PALLET NETS ARE BEING USED BY XYZ NOW AND I HAVE TAKEN A LOAD MASTER ON THE TRIP. MY TRIP PAPERWORK WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE PERFECT; INCLUDING THE WT AND BAL WHICH WAS PREPARED BY MY CREW USING A XYZ SUPPLIED LIST OF CARGO WTS. WE SHOWED A PAYLOAD OF 97643; BUT IN ACTUALITY HAD AN ADDITIONAL 1200 LBS; WHICH WAS FOUND BY WEIGHING THE PALLETS AFTER DOWNLOAD.