What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N684BR, CL-600-2B1, was being operated by atlantic southeast airlines as delta connection flight 4418, from oma to atl. The crew reported that the nose gear failed to retract after departure from oma. The crew complied with the qrh, and reported that all other indications were normal. The airplane circled for two hours to burn off fuel. The crew landed the airplane without incident. Contract maintenance inspected the nose gear and found no damage nor visible gear discrepancies. The nose gear was deferred per MEL 32-30-01. The airplane was ferried to atl.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N684BR, CL-600-2B1, WAS BEING OPERATED BY ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES AS DELTA CONNECTION FLIGHT 4418, FROM OMA TO ATL. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM OMA. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QRH, AND REPORTED THAT ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE CIRCLED FOR TWO HOURS TO BURN OFF FUEL. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR AND FOUND NO DAMAGE NOR VISIBLE GEAR DISCREPANCIES. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 32-30-01. THE AIRPLANE WAS FERRIED TO ATL.