What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Monday, December 1, 1997, a Douglas DC-9, N993VJ, operated by us airways experienced a faulty nose gear down indication on approach to buf while enroute from box with 83 passengers on board. The green down lock light was not on. No red lights were on. The crew did a fly by of the tower and the nose gear was down. The co-pilot accomplished a visual at the viewing port and observed the stripes were aligned, indicating a locked gear. The aircraft landed without further incident and maintenance pinned the nose gear and the pilot taxied to gate #5. Maintenance found a faulty nose gear indicating switch and replaced it. The aircraft was released on log page 2896634. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1997, A DOUGLAS DC-9, N993VJ, OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS EXPERIENCED A FAULTY NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON APPROACH TO BUF WHILE ENROUTE FROM BOX WITH 83 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE GREEN DOWN LOCK LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NO RED LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CREW DID A FLY BY OF THE TOWER AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE CO-PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL AT THE VIEWING PORT AND OBSERVED THE STRIPES WERE ALIGNED, INDICATING A LOCKED GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND MAINTENANCE PINNED THE NOSE GEAR AND THE PILOT TAXIED TO GATE #5. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FAULTY NOSE GEAR INDICATING SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED ON LOG PAGE 2896634. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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