A300
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Aircraft
During approach and during a left turn from downwind to base; heard and felt a loud thump coming from behind inside aircraft sounding like a load shift. PF (Pilot Flying) noticed no change to flight of aircraft. On final approach heard and felt thump again and PF noticed aircraft was approximately six degrees nose high fully configured versus closer to normal five degrees. PF added a couple of knots to airspeed which brought nose down to normal angle. Flight continued to land and gate with no issues. After shutdown Captain informed Maintenance and after unloading of aircraft began Maintenance reported back to us that a 'can' in lower front of cargo area either wasn't secured or had broken free.Mechanical failure of lock or improper load securing.If improper load securing; better training of load personnel.
A300 First Officer reported a thump; followed by aircraft pitching up on short final; but corrected and landed without issues.