What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Thursday, November 11, 1999, delta airlines flight 916 landed on runway 4 during a crosswind and the #3 and #4 main landing gear tires blew out. The aircraft proceeded to the intersection of runway 10 and could go no further. Contract maintenance was summoned and evaluated the aircraft and then the rear airstairs were lowered and passengers deplaned and were bussed to the terminal. Maintenance crews arrived from atlanta and changed the #4 and #4 wheel, removed the righthand main landing gear flying door, removed a damaged wing to flap seal, evaluated dents, and prepared the aircraft for ferry to atlanta maintenance. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1999, DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 916 LANDED ON RUNWAY 4 DURING A CROSSWIND AND THE #3 AND #4 MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 10 AND COULD GO NO FURTHER. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS SUMMONED AND EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN THE REAR AIRSTAIRS WERE LOWERED AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED AND WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. MAINTENANCE CREWS ARRIVED FROM ATLANTA AND CHANGED THE #4 AND #4 WHEEL, REMOVED THE RIGHTHAND MAIN LANDING GEAR FLYING DOOR, REMOVED A DAMAGED WING TO FLAP SEAL, EVALUATED DENTS, AND PREPARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY TO ATLANTA MAINTENANCE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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