What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Wednesday, January 21, 1998, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, N819EX, s/n 016, operated by allegheny airlines, experienced an unsafe gear indication in the cockpit. The captain initiated the emergency extension system, lowered the gear manually and landed without incident. After unloading was complete, the aircraft was ferried to the allegheny airlines maintenance facility in new cumberland, PA. Maintenance personnel found a failed solenoid in the electric landing gear selection valve. They replaced the valve and then returned the aircraft to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at bradley international airport, CT. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1998, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-8-102, N819EX, S/N 016, OPERATED BY ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM, LOWERED THE GEAR MANUALLY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER UNLOADING WAS COMPLETE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO THE ALLEGHENY AIRLINES MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A FAILED SOLENOID IN THE ELECTRIC LANDING GEAR SELECTION VALVE. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE AND THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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