What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Friday, September 19, 1997 at 11:53 local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, s/n 45986, registered to American international airways, heard a very loud noise coming from the nose gear area of the aircraft while inbound to Buffalo international airport. The pilot notified ATC and CFR responded. The plane landed at Buffalo with no injuries or damage. The flight originated at (yip) detroit, Michigan. Maintenance found the right access cover to the turbo compressor flapping off its attaching snaps and resecured the cover. The nose gear doors, wheel wells and surrounding area was visually inspected and no defects were noted. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1997 AT 11:53 LOCAL TIME, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-63, S/N 45986, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS, HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE INBOUND TO BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND CFR RESPONDED. THE PLANE LANDED AT BUFFALO WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT (YIP) DETROIT, MICHIGAN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ACCESS COVER TO THE TURBO COMPRESSOR FLAPPING OFF ITS ATTACHING SNAPS AND RESECURED THE COVER. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, WHEEL WELLS AND SURROUNDING AREA WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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