# Incident 19980121007019I: Boeing 727264, Aukland, HI, January 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1998, 07:45 local time
- Place: Aukland, HI
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MZZA
- Aircraft: N623DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N623DH-2000-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-264 (registry code 138408M, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-264) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727264
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,934 total, 3,898 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121007019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOAD SHIFT AS THE P1 CONTAINER SLID AFT TO THE PREVIOUSLY EMPTY P2 POSITION. UNABLE TO SLIDE THE CONTAINER BACK TO THE P1 POSITION, THE CREW SECURED THE CONTAINER, MOVED THE CONTENTS TO THE P1 POSITION, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO AKL FOR A NORMAL LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PALLET TO HAVE A MUCH "THINNER" BASE THAN OTHER PALLETS AND EVEN WHEN LOCKED INTO POSITION, THE LOCKS COULD BE DISENGAGED BY ROCKING THE CONTAINER BY HAND. THE PALLET HAD BEEN USED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WITH "OVERLAPPING" EDGE RAILS WHICH THIS AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE.

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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