EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
Normal flight. After my F/O (First Officer) came back up from his post flight [walk around] he said he observed bags loaded above the line in the forward cargo compartment and touching the smoke detector. Also additional bags were loaded in the aft cargo without our knowledge or listed on [paperwork]. 13 bags total in aft not listed.
After we landed I did my walk around. As I passed the forward cargo I looked into it and noticed that the baggage compartment was completely full with bags up against the ceiling and against the fire detectors. I also saw the rampers unloading bags from the aft baggage compartment; which the [departure airport] rampers neglected to tell us that there were even bags back there. I stood there and counted 14 bags in the aft compartment when our [paperwork] said there were 0 bags back there. We could have asked ramp if any bags were in the back when we noticed there was a large amount of bags in the front.
E170 flight crew reported noticing post-flight that the baggage load and distribution was not properly completed or accurately reported before departure.