What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: trans world airlines, flight 199, a Boeing 727-231, inbound stl-sat, experienced a door indication of the aft air stair door, which is not in the pressure vessel. The flight crew determined that the door had loosened from its latches and had begun opening. The flight landed at sat without incident. Maintenance determined the d.b. cooper latch was wedged between the door frame and door, not allowing full closure. Upon inspection, the crew took precautionary action and used a rope to ensure that the door was safely closed. There were no injuries and no fire. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, FLIGHT 199, A BOEING 727-231, INBOUND STL-SAT, EXPERIENCED A DOOR INDICATION OF THE AFT AIR STAIR DOOR, WHICH IS NOT IN THE PRESSURE VESSEL. THE FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HAD LOOSENED FROM ITS LATCHES AND HAD BEGUN OPENING. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT SAT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE D.B. COOPER LATCH WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND DOOR, NOT ALLOWING FULL CLOSURE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CREW TOOK PRECAUTIONARY ACTION AND USED A ROPE TO ENSURE THAT THE DOOR WAS SAFELY CLOSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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