What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Thursday, February 18, 1999, a B-727-22, federal express flight 1492 extended the landing gear during approach to Rochester international airport. The NLG light stayed red, indicating an unsafe gear condition. The pilot executed a missed approach and re-cycled the gear. A "three green" condition was obtained and the aircraft landed with no further incident and taxied to the ramp area. The NLG area and systems were inspected by the company mechanic and no discrepancy was found as aircraft had a previous NLG wash, frozen water was suspected of causing an indication problem. The incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999, A B-727-22, FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 1492 EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE NLG LIGHT STAYED RED, INDICATING AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION. THE PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND RE-CYCLED THE GEAR. A "THREE GREEN" CONDITION WAS OBTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AREA. THE NLG AREA AND SYSTEMS WERE INSPECTED BY THE COMPANY MECHANIC AND NO DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND AS AIRCRAFT HAD A PREVIOUS NLG WASH, FROZEN WATER WAS SUSPECTED OF CAUSING AN INDICATION PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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