Originally Posted by
Waterhorse
It’s just the weight in the rear hold on the longer bodied A321 aircraft. If the counterbalancing weight of passengers at the front get off before the cargo is unloaded it can cause an out of balance problem and the aircraft can become light in the nose wheel causing a risk of the nose lifting. So we get a warning and ask for the assistance of the passengers to sort the issue out.
just to clarify it was an a320 not an a321, I would understand an a321 having this issue being the length it is, but was a little surprised being an a320 I know the 737-900 is also known for tipping as well and they have tail stands for that….