SMT TKOF FROM SJU OVERWEIGHT.

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I WAS HANDED IN OPS THE PREPARED MANIFEST FOR SAID FLT. I CHKED IT AND SIGNED IT. ACCORDING TO THE MANIFEST THERE WERE TO BE 19 PAX; 1500 LBS OF FUEL AND NO LUGGAGE. WITH 19 PAX AND THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL; THE PARTICULAR ACFT WE WERE FLYING WAS AT ITS MAX GROSS WT. DURING THE FLT PREPARATION I CHKED THE FORWARD AND AFT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS TWICE. THEY WERE COMPLETELY EMPTY. OF SIGNIFICANCE IS THE FACT THAT THIS ACFT HAD HAD A MAINT PROB AND WAS NOT GIVEN THE MAINT RELEASE. I HAD TO GO BACK TO OPS TO GET THEM TO FIND A MECH TO GIVE THE MAINT RELEASE. THE RELEASE WAS FINALLY GIVEN AND ALL OTHER FLT PREPARATIONS HAVING BEEN MADE; THE PAX WERE BOARDED AND WE TOOK OFF FOR TORTOLA; BEEF ISLAND ARPT. UPON ARR IN TORTOLA WE SAW LUGGAGE BEING UNLOADED FROM OUR PLANE. I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE LUGGAGE. I FOLLOWED THE ESTABLISHED PROCS. I STUDIED THE MANIFEST THAT WAS HANDED ME IN OPS IN SJU; SIGNED IT; CHKED THE 2 LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS TWICE (THEY WERE EMPTY) AND PERFORMED MY OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR DEP. IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN WHEN I WENT BACK INTO OPS FOR THE MECH THAT THEY PUT LUGGAGE IN MY PLANE W/O SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.