What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: this office was notified on 3/11/98 at 1430 LCL that a kiwi aircraft had been vandalized and or damaged by snow removal equipment. The damage was discovered by conkorde aircraft services inc., personnel on 3/10/98, 1500 LCL. The damage was to the left hand side of the fuselage between stations 1223 and 1263 and stringers 23 and 24. The aircraft skin was torn as well as damage to a frame requiring a stub frame repair in accordance with the srm. The damaged skin was cut out and a 12 in. By 26 in. Doubler was installed in accordance with the srm. The damaged area had evidence of yellow paint, scraping and gouges, and a black streak consistent with the rubber guard and rail of the kiwi lift truck that is stationed at mdw.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON 3/11/98 AT 1430 LCL THAT A KIWI AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN VANDALIZED AND OR DAMAGED BY SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY CONKORDE AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC., PERSONNEL ON 3/10/98, 1500 LCL. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BETWEEN STATIONS 1223 AND 1263 AND STRINGERS 23 AND 24. THE AIRCRAFT SKIN WAS TORN AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO A FRAME REQUIRING A STUB FRAME REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SRM. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND A 12 IN. BY 26 IN. DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SRM. THE DAMAGED AREA HAD EVIDENCE OF YELLOW PAINT, SCRAPING AND GOUGES, AND A BLACK STREAK CONSISTENT WITH THE RUBBER GUARD AND RAIL OF THE KIWI LIFT TRUCK THAT IS STATIONED AT MDW.
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