# Incident 20110821016959I: Boeing 757-223, Louisville, KY, August 21, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2011, 04:56 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville International-Standiford Fie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- 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: N652AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N652AA-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757-223
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC RB 211 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821016959I

## Narrative

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

EVENT # 100791LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF): AAL223, B752, BOS-LAX, DIVERTED SAFELY TO SDF WITH A PAX EMERGENCY. WHEN IT DEPARTED SDF FOR LAX, IT LOST A WHEEL FROM RIGHT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE WHEEL DAMAGED SOME APPROACH LIGHTS AND THEN WENT THROUGH A FENCE BELONGING TO UPS. AIRCRAFT WAS MADE AWARE OF SITUATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAX AT 0933Z. LAX DID -9. POB: 192, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: UNKN. 8/21 0456Z(DELAYED NOTIFICATION)

## Other reports on N652AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19971104044219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971104044219I), Nov 4, 1997: Boeing 757223 (N652AA), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: during takeoff, left engine failed. Pilot returned to sna for single engine landing. Left engine was changed and aircraft returned to service.

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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