A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING LGT WAS DISPATCHED 1100 LBS ABOVE WT LIMIT ON RELEASE BUT LANDED AT LNDG WT LIMIT.

1998-12 · NASA ASRS report 421395

Date: 1998-12 · Aircraft: Commercial Fixed Wing · Phase: ground

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING LGT WAS DISPATCHED 1100 LBS ABOVE WT LIMIT ON RELEASE BUT LANDED AT LNDG WT LIMIT.

Narrative

AFTER DETERMINING ACTUAL WT OF ACFT TO BE 1100 LBS ABOVE LNDG WT; LIMITED TKOF WT; (IE; MAX LNDG WT PLUS PLANNED FUEL BURN ENRTE) I ADVISED THE CAPT OF THIS CONDITION; AND SUGGESTED TO HIM THAT WE BURN OFF THE EXCESS 1100 LBS OF FUEL PRIOR TO BRAKE RELEASE. HIS REACTION WAS NOT ONLY TO DISAGREE; SAYING SUCH ACTION WAS UNNECESSARY; BUT THAT WE NEEDED TO 'REVISE' THE PLANNED ENRTE FUEL BURN. HAVING NEVER FLOWN ANY LEGS WITH THIS CAPT BEFORE; I WAS CERTAINLY CONFUSED BY HIS REMARK. HE FURTHER ARGUED THAT THIS MAX LNDG WT ON THE LOAD MANIFEST WAS ACTUALLY A WT VALUE WELL BELOW MANUFACTURER'S STATED MAX LNDG WT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT OVERWT LNDG INSPECTIONS ARE NOT EVEN REQUIRED WHEN; DUE TO OPERATIONAL EVENTS; THE COMPANY MANDATED MAX LNDG WT WAS EXCEEDED; PROVIDED THE ACTUAL LNDG WT WAS BELOW MANUFACTURER'S SPEC. FOR THIS REASON HE INSTRUCTED ME (MOST INSISTENTLY) TO AMEND THE ENRTE FUEL BURN TO ACCOMMODATE OUR FUEL OVERAGE. FOR REASONS KNOWN BEFORE (ONLY!?) TO HIM; HE NEVER CALLED FLT CTL TO OBTAIN AN AMENDED RELEASE. FLT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT OPERATIONAL INCIDENTS; AND ACFT LANDED AT COMPANY MANDATED LNDG WT LIMIT.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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