What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on December 18, 1996, approximately 0700 CST, midwest express, inc., flight 30 departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE enroute to los angeles international airport, CA. Upon retracting the landing gear, the flight crew experienced a nose landing gear vibration together with an unsafe NLG door indication. The flight crew contacted the Omaha ATCT and performed a precautionary turn back. The Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 landed on runway 32L without incident with the LH NLG door in the open position. Subsequent investigation failed to disclose tangible cause for the incomplete retraction cycle. Maintenance personnel lubricated the NLG retract mechanism and performed numerous successful operational checks. The aircraft was returned to service by midwest express technicians. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 18, 1996, APPROXIMATELY 0700 CST, MIDWEST EXPRESS, INC., FLIGHT 30 DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE ENROUTE TO LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA. UPON RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A NOSE LANDING GEAR VIBRATION TOGETHER WITH AN UNSAFE NLG DOOR INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED THE OMAHA ATCT AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY TURN BACK. THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31 LANDED ON RUNWAY 32L WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH THE LH NLG DOOR IN THE OPEN POSITION. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE TANGIBLE CAUSE FOR THE INCOMPLETE RETRACTION CYCLE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LUBRICATED THE NLG RETRACT MECHANISM AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY MIDWEST EXPRESS TECHNICIANS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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