Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Max Takeoff Weight

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Max Takeoff Weight - ACARS

DVA9720
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107 legs, 280.5 hours online
481 legs, 1,702.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on September 22 2012 18:48 ET by Jerel Wedge

Why does acars show max takeoff weight for the A321 as 183,000lbs? Wikipedia shows it as 206,000lbs. Its trying to tell me I am overweight for my flight and its just LAS-JFK. I haven't even started FS passengers yet so there are no pax onboard. I have ignored it before just like I am now but it would be nice to know what I am doing wrong

Jerel Wedge

Captain, A320

DVA8180
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Posted onPost created on September 22 2012 19:54 ET by Matt Lynn

http://www.civilaviation.eu/Airbus/A321.htm <~~~ 183,998 MTOW for the A321 according to this page

Matt Lynn

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on September 22 2012 19:55 ET by Matt Lynn

and according to http://www.airlines-inform.com/commercial-aircraft/Airbus-A321.html as much as 206,130 lbs

Matt Lynn

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on September 22 2012 20:29 ET by Jerel Wedge

ok after a little research it appears that ACARS is using A321-100 weights. Is there a way that it can be updated to use A321-200 weights?

A321-100=83.461 kg (about 184,000lbs) Max TO weight
A321-200=93.396 kg (about 206,000lbs) Max TO weight

Jerel Wedge

Captain, A320

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Posted onPost created on September 23 2012 09:48 ET by Luke Kolin

File a help desk issue and sterling will look at it.

Cheers

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on September 23 2012 11:54 ET by Jerel Wedge

ok Luke. Thanks

Jerel Wedge

Captain, A320

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