A321
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Other / Unknown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure
Apparently company message sent at XA:37; aircraft airborne XA:38. TOGA thrust set; First Officer flying; aircraft on takeoff roll - ECAM; EWD; scan I noticed company message. I'm not going to abort takeoff for a company message. Weight and Balance (W/B) 'do not takeoff' message after airborne. First W/B printer message at XA:31/after aircraft clean-up and climb received amended W/B printer message at XA:42/aircraft weighed approximately 2;000 LBS over; but more importantly; aircraft configuration required a flaps 2 and V-speed change. Aircraft weighed approximately 190;000 LBS and OAT was 28C. Contacted Dispatcher and he was made fully aware of the situation. If the company plans on last second/minute changes on W/B; an audible chime associated with the ACARS messages must be installed. Workload during taxi out; completing taxi check; below the line; mental preparation for takeoff roll and departure must not be interrupted with a situation such as this. Apparently there are not enough properly trained employees in Load Control and W/B to achieve these tasks in a timely manner. Time lapse of XA:31 until XA:42 does not appear to be normal for a W/B change. Company message on ECAM 'blends in' with all the other indicators making it difficult to notice. These situations have just started to appear in the past few months. I saved and printed ACARS messages if they are needed. Suggestion; install audible ACARS chime or a flashing company message que if this practice is to continue. Hire more W/B employees. Improve and update W/B procedures.
A321 Captain reports receiving a company message during takeoff which is ignored until safely airborne. The message reads W/B do not takeoff. Takeoff weight had increased by 2;000 LBS with flap setting and V-speed changes.