What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 6, 2004 air Wisconsin airlines, flight 2198, aircraft N434AW at 10:15 while enroute from Wichita KS to atlanta Georgia had a malfunction. The nose landing gear door open & caution disagree message, accompanied by wow inoputs and steering inop caution message illuminated on departure. The aircraft returned to field with emergency vehicle dispatched and the aircraft landed without further incident. Maintenance from executive aircraft was called for support, and found the nose landing gear steering scissors disconnected on post flight inspection. Improper maintenance. Cabin crew and passenger injury summary not known by ASI.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2004 AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES, FLIGHT 2198, AIRCRAFT N434AW AT 10:15 WHILE ENROUTE FROM WICHITA KS TO ATLANTA GEORGIA HAD A MALFUNCTION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN & CAUTION DISAGREE MESSAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY WOW INOPUTS AND STEERING INOP CAUTION MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLE DISPATCHED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FROM EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT WAS CALLED FOR SUPPORT, AND FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING SCISSORS DISCONNECTED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. CABIN CREW AND PASSENGER INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.
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