What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After take-off from 28C, the left main landing gear door open light remained illuminated after gear retraction. The landing gear was then extended to down-and-locked, and the aircraft returned to the airport for a normal landing on runway 28L. Investigation by piedmont airlines aircraft maintenance (410-742-8069) found the proximity sensor of the left main landing gear forward door actuator to be out of adjustment. The proximity sensor was adjusted as required and the system was serviced. A ground extension-retraction check was performed with no defects noted. Contacted by phone privacy data omitted, pit ground maintenance supervisor. At the time of the incident, snow removal was taking place throughout the airport. Snow removal on runway 28C was completed at 2117E.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM 28C, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS THEN EXTENDED TO DOWN-AND-LOCKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 28L. INVESTIGATION BY PIEDMONT AIRLINES AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (410-742-8069) FOUND THE PROXIMITY SENSOR OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD DOOR ACTUATOR TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS ADJUSTED AS REQUIRED AND THE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. A GROUND EXTENSION-RETRACTION CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONTACTED BY PHONE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PIT GROUND MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, SNOW REMOVAL WAS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT. SNOW REMOVAL ON RUNWAY 28C WAS COMPLETED AT 2117E.
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