What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)On Sunday, December 6, 1998, at 1413 EST, a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80, N931DL, registered to delta airlines, and operated as flight 9156, diverted to and landed at Buffalo-niagara international airport because of a navigation problem. Delta airlines maintenance personnel found a malfunctioning navigation display and primary flight display on the captain's side of the flight deck. They replaced the navigation display and the primary flight display and one signal generator. The aircraft was returned to service and departed Buffalo at 2117. The aircraft was not damaged and no person was injured. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1998, AT 1413 EST, A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-80, N931DL, REGISTERED TO DELTA AIRLINES, AND OPERATED AS FLIGHT 9156, DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT BUFFALO-NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BECAUSE OF A NAVIGATION PROBLEM. DELTA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A MALFUNCTIONING NAVIGATION DISPLAY AND PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY ON THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE OF THE FLIGHT DECK. THEY REPLACED THE NAVIGATION DISPLAY AND THE PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY AND ONE SIGNAL GENERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED BUFFALO AT 2117. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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