Jazz DH8D at Sault Ste. Marie on Oct 26th 2016, CG out of limits due to cargo hold not emptied

Last Update: November 3, 2016 / 19:00:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 26, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8330

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GGBF

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GGBF performing flight QK-8330 from Sault Ste. Marie,ON to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 20 people on board, completed a seemingly uneventful flight with a safe landing in Toronto. After arrival at the gate ground personnel found bags in hold #3, that had been loaded in Toronto for Sault Ste. Marie and had not been unloaded at destination.

The Canadian TSB reported, that 858lbs of bags were not unloaded from cargo hold #3 in Sault Ste Marie despite standard operations procedures requiring to inspect all cargo holds, the bags were not accounted for, too. As result the aircraft departed Sault Ste Marie with the bags on board and the CG 5.39% forward of forward limit. The crew reported that they did not notice any anomaly in the aircraft handling. The operator reviewed SOPs at Sault Ste Marie and is going to send out a review to all employees.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GGBF
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-8-402
ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 26, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8330

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GGBF

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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