What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, October 3, 1998, Continental express flight 3189, an Emb-120, departed syr bound for cleveland. During climb-out, all three landing gear failed to retract or move from the down and locked position. The aircraft returned to syr and landed without incident, then taxied to the terminal. The passengers were disembarked. Contract maintenance was summoned. The gear was pinned down and the aircraft was ferried to cle. Cle maintenance jacked the aircraft and swung the gear numerous times. No fault was found. The aircraft was returned to service and has operated without gear problems to date. The incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1998, CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 3189, AN EMB-120, DEPARTED SYR BOUND FOR CLEVELAND. DURING CLIMB-OUT, ALL THREE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT OR MOVE FROM THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SYR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL. THE PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS SUMMONED. THE GEAR WAS PINNED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CLE. CLE MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWUNG THE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. NO FAULT WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS OPERATED WITHOUT GEAR PROBLEMS TO DATE. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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