# Incident 19960806030339I: Boeing 75724APF, Louisville, KY, August 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1996, 15:50 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International Apt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-24APF (registry code 1384969, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-24apf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75724APF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806030339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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^

## Other reports on N427UP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130122001499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130122001499I), Jan 22, 2013: Boeing 757-24APF (N427UP), Louisville, KY, No damage. Short final at 2000 with aircraft fully configured flying visual approach with auto throttles on, aircraft suddenly pitched up and trim seemed to runaway.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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