What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 5, 1997, at 1855 hours a Fokker 28, model MK0100, registration number 859US, registered to us air inc, and made an emergency landing at the Harrisburg international airport (MDT) after reporting that the radome was starting to collapse, and that the airspeed was fluctuating. The aircraft departed philadelphia international airport at 2315 hours at about 200 feet AGL. The pilot felt something glance the left side of the aircraft and assumed that it was a bird strike. All cockpit gauges indicated that everything was normal and the flight continued to detroit. At 17,000 feet the left side of the radome started to collapse and the airspeed started to fluctuate. The aircraft diverted to MDT and landed without further incident. There were no injuries to crew or passenger. A bird strike to the nose of the aircraft was confirmed by the ground crews. Maintenance replaced the radome, radar, antenna drive assembly, and radar antenna assembly. Functional tests were performed on the glide scope, ILS antenna, and the weather radar system. All systems checked "ok" and the aircraft returned to service. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 5, 1997, AT 1855 HOURS A FOKKER 28, MODEL MK0100, REGISTRATION NUMBER 859US, REGISTERED TO US AIR INC, AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) AFTER REPORTING THAT THE RADOME WAS STARTING TO COLLAPSE, AND THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS FLUCTUATING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 2315 HOURS AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT FELT SOMETHING GLANCE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A BIRD STRIKE. ALL COCKPIT GAUGES INDICATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DETROIT. AT 17,000 FEET THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RADOME STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MDT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGER. A BIRD STRIKE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE GROUND CREWS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADOME, RADAR, ANTENNA DRIVE ASSEMBLY, AND RADAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY. FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE GLIDE SCOPE, ILS ANTENNA, AND THE WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED "OK" AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
Other reports on N859US · 3
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