What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 26, 2009, atlantic southeast airlines (asoa) flight 5050, operating from Atlanta, Georgia to savannah, Georgia with CRJ-200 aircraft N976EV, returned to Atlanta after takeoff due to a nose wheel steering inop message being observed by the flight crew. The aircraft landed without incident. Maintenance personnel corrected the discrepancy by replacing the nose wheel steering electronic control unit (ecu) and the wiring harness.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 26, 2009, ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES (ASOA) FLIGHT 5050, OPERATING FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA WITH CRJ-200 AIRCRAFT N976EV, RETURNED TO ATLANTA AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOP MESSAGE BEING OBSERVED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CORRECTED THE DISCREPANCY BY REPLACING THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND THE WIRING HARNESS.