I would assume their actual payload was 16,500 kg (165 adults?)
The OEW for the type is approx. 78,549 lbs (35,704 kg) according to Boeing.
Assuming all the pax each had a bag weighing 25 kg, that's 165 x 25 = 4125 kg of luggage.
35704+4125+16500 = 56,329 kg.
Boeing state the MRW is 150,500 lbs (68,409 kg), with an MTOW of 149,500 lbs (67,954 kg).
67954-56329 = 11,625 kg worth of fuel they could take based on these figures.
I heard somewhere they had 10 tons of fuel on-board. That works out at full wing tanks, with about a ton in the center tank.
So the initial problem was with the RAT probe?
If it was, doesn't this have implications for the calculation of EPR?
It's probably nothing, but where is the rudder control tab? The elevators still have theirs attached.
ECAM Actions.