What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on April 13, 1995 at approximately 1220 hours, a Boeing 727, N258US piloted by a kiwi international airlines experienced difficulties while landing on runway 13 at the Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ (acy). The aircraft experienced 3 out of 4 main tire failures. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had been filed. The aircraft received minor damage. The flight crew were not injured and were the lone occupants on this maintenance acceptance flight. The pilot stated that while applying the brakes he felt what he thought was the anti-skid release. He released the brakes and stated the brakes felt like they were still on. Teardown evaluation of the anti-skid control box by an FAA certified repair station indicates that the box failed critical test and found unserviceable. The airline is submitting a service difficulty report. The incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 13, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 HOURS, A BOEING 727, N258US PILOTED BY A KIWI INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (ACY). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED 3 OUT OF 4 MAIN TIRE FAILURES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW WERE NOT INJURED AND WERE THE LONE OCCUPANTS ON THIS MAINTENANCE ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES HE FELT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE ANTI-SKID RELEASE. HE RELEASED THE BRAKES AND STATED THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE STILL ON. TEARDOWN EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX BY AN FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION INDICATES THAT THE BOX FAILED CRITICAL TEST AND FOUND UNSERVICEABLE. THE AIRLINE IS SUBMITTING A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N258US · 2
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