What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Jet blue flight 0003 (a/c N503JB) was unable to retract landing gear after departure from buf. Decision was made to land at jfk where a tower fly by revealed the nose wheels were turned 90 degrees to the flight path. Aircraft landed on runway 22R when tower observed flames emitting from the nose gear, ARFF extinguished fire, and 166 people were deplaned from the aircraft using mobile lounges. The nose wheel assemblies were grounded down to the axle. On site investigation conducted, with concurrence of the NTSB authorization was given to remove the aircraft from the runway. The tires were replaced and the aircraft was towed to the ramp without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) JET BLUE FLIGHT 0003 (A/C N503JB) WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BUF. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT JFK WHERE A TOWER FLY BY REVEALED THE NOSE WHEELS WERE TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE FLIGHT PATH. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 22R WHEN TOWER OBSERVED FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE NOSE GEAR, ARFF EXTINGUISHED FIRE, AND 166 PEOPLE WERE DEPLANED FROM THE AIRCRAFT USING MOBILE LOUNGES. THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE GROUNDED DOWN TO THE AXLE. ON SITE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED, WITH CONCURRENCE OF THE NTSB AUTHORIZATION WAS GIVEN TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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