What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: when flt 581 departed mci the nose landing gear strut did not allow the ground shift mechanism to operate. The aircraft did not pressurize and the crew realized that the aircraft systems were still in the ground mode. They returned to mci and had an uneventful landing. No evacuation. The contract maintenance personnel serviced the NLG strut with nitrogen to the DC-9 maintenance manual per mwea instructions. No fluid loss was noted. The aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHEN FLT 581 DEPARTED MCI THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT DID NOT ALLOW THE GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM TO OPERATE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE AND THE CREW REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE STILL IN THE GROUND MODE. THEY RETURNED TO MCI AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO EVACUATION. THE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SERVICED THE NLG STRUT WITH NITROGEN TO THE DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL PER MWEA INSTRUCTIONS. NO FLUID LOSS WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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