What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during a maintenance procedure, a counter-balance weight was loaded on this aircraft. The counter-balance was not removed after the maintenance was completed and the aircraft was released for flight as empty. Takeoff power was applied and the counter-balance weight shifted causing damage to the interior of the aircraft. Incident closed. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE, A COUNTER-BALANCE WEIGHT WAS LOADED ON THIS AIRCRAFT. THE COUNTER-BALANCE WAS NOT REMOVED AFTER THE MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT AS EMPTY. TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE COUNTER-BALANCE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. INCIDENT CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA O^
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