What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: upon taking the active runway, aircraft was cleared for takeoff. The aircraft taxied over a bump. A loud noise was heard and an unsafe indication in the left main landing gear occurred. The aircraft immediately listed 2 degree to the left. Takeoff was aborted, maintenance called and landing gear pins installed. Ok for taxi received. Aircraft taxied to gate. No injuries reported, normal deplaning of aircraft. (Gear had been replaced in August 1994). Airframe cycles: 28043 investigation on the ground revealed left main landing gear trunnion assy. Sheared off at the main trunnion point and ascended upward into gear cavity, gouging left main beam assy.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UPON TAKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OVER A BUMP. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND AN UNSAFE INDICATION IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY LISTED 2 DEGREE TO THE LEFT. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, MAINTENANCE CALLED AND LANDING GEAR PINS INSTALLED. OK FOR TAXI RECEIVED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE. NO INJURIES REPORTED, NORMAL DEPLANING OF AIRCRAFT. (GEAR HAD BEEN REPLACED IN AUGUST 1994). AIRFRAME CYCLES: 28043 INVESTIGATION ON THE GROUND REVEALED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION ASSY. SHEARED OFF AT THE MAIN TRUNNION POINT AND ASCENDED UPWARD INTO GEAR CAVITY, GOUGING LEFT MAIN BEAM ASSY.
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