What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 17, 2004, American airlines flight 44 departed San Francisco International Airport, enroute to jfk. At approximately 0930, just prior to aircraft rotation on take off the crew reported they lost both airspeed indicators, both altimeters, both vertical speed indicators, both flight directors, auto throttle, auto pressurization 1 and 2, both eec, rudder ratio, mach trim, tacas, altitude reporting/audio alert, requiring the use of standby instrumentation only. The aircraft returned to sfo, landing safely without injury to crew or passengers. It was determined, after inspection by American airlines maintenance personnel, at San Francisco, the failure of both air data computers was attributed to the units not being securely fastened in the avionics compartment rack, causing the units to become loose, and rendered inoperable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2004, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 44 DEPARTED SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO JFK. AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, JUST PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT ROTATION ON TAKE OFF THE CREW REPORTED THEY LOST BOTH AIRSPEED INDICATORS, BOTH ALTIMETERS, BOTH VERTICAL SPEED INDICATORS, BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS, AUTO THROTTLE, AUTO PRESSURIZATION 1 AND 2, BOTH EEC, RUDDER RATIO, MACH TRIM, TACAS, ALTITUDE REPORTING/AUDIO ALERT, REQUIRING THE USE OF STANDBY INSTRUMENTATION ONLY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SFO, LANDING SAFELY WITHOUT INJURY TO CREW OR PASSENGERS. IT WAS DETERMINED, AFTER INSPECTION BY AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AT SAN FRANCISCO, THE FAILURE OF BOTH AIR DATA COMPUTERS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE UNITS NOT BEING SECURELY FASTENED IN THE AVIONICS COMPARTMENT RACK, CAUSING THE UNITS TO BECOME LOOSE, AND RENDERED INOPERABLE.