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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A300 F4-605R · Indianapolis, IN · July 11, 2001

Date: July 11, 2001 · 22:37 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: FDEA
Aircraft: N656FE
Reported as: Airbus A300F4605R

N656FERegistered now · Airbus Industrie A300 F4-605RS/N 745 · Built 1995 Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A300 F4-605R Engine modelGE CF6-6 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 07/11/01 fedex flight 1611 inbound to ind reported hearing a loud noise from the rear of the aircraft. The crew was concerned that the cargo has shifted. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed without further incident. Upon landing it was found that the locks for a cargo container in the forward lower cargo compartment were not locked.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07/11/01 FEDEX FLIGHT 1611 INBOUND TO IND REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CARGO HAS SHIFTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOCKS FOR A CARGO CONTAINER IN THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT WERE NOT LOCKED.