What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on December 27, 1995, at 1355 EST, a Douglas DC-9-15F operated as kitty hawk aircargo flight 290 was on approach to the Rochester, NY airport. When the crew extended the landing gear, the left main green lights failed to illuminate and the gear door open light remained on. Recycle and bulb change failed to cure the problem. The aircraft landed without further incident with the gear doors open. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed. Airline maintenance personnel cleaned the contacts on the left main gear position switch and returned the aircraft to service at Rochester. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 27, 1995, AT 1355 EST, A DOUGLAS DC-9-15F OPERATED AS KITTY HAWK AIRCARGO FLIGHT 290 WAS ON APPROACH TO THE ROCHESTER, NY AIRPORT. WHEN THE CREW EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN GREEN LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON. RECYCLE AND BULB CHANGE FAILED TO CURE THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH THE GEAR DOORS OPEN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. AIRLINE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CLEANED THE CONTACTS ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR POSITION SWITCH AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AT ROCHESTER. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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