What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On may 24, 2000 at 1430 EST, a mcdonald Douglas DC-9-83, N939AS, operated by twa had an unsafe left main landing gear indication after take off from region southwest airport, ft. meyers, FL., on a flight to st. louis, MO. The pilot reported the left main landing gear and gear door light did not go out and had an unsafe landing gear red light illuminated. The pilot cycled the landing gear three times and lights would not go out. Above 250 KTS the pilot reported aircraft vibration. Flight was dierted to Tampa International Airport and landed without incident. Subsequent investigation found the main landing gear shock strut gland nut pn 80183 which holds teh inner cylinder, worked loose and thus allowed the seals and fluid to be forced out of the main landing gear shock strut.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MAY 24, 2000 AT 1430 EST, A MCDONALD DOUGLAS DC-9-83, N939AS, OPERATED BY TWA HAD AN UNSAFE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION AFTER TAKE OFF FROM REGION SOUTHWEST AIRPORT, FT. MEYERS, FL., ON A FLIGHT TO ST. LOUIS, MO. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND GEAR DOOR LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT AND HAD AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR THREE TIMES AND LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT. ABOVE 250 KTS THE PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT VIBRATION. FLIGHT WAS DIERTED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT GLAND NUT PN 80183 WHICH HOLDS TEH INNER CYLINDER, WORKED LOOSE AND THUS ALLOWED THE SEALS AND FLUID TO BE FORCED OUT OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT.