What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft privacy data omitted, UCA4914, waiting at runway 30 adviced tower that they could not accept departure due to bad weather conditions. Flight crew decided to turn around and return to the gate. When the aircraft was looped around on the runway, they experienced a hailstorm conditions. The aircraft requested to return to the gate to examine the aircraft for damage. At the gate terminal, ual express maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and reported that the outer layer of the front captain's windshield was cracked and shattered. United express maintenance personnel removed and replaced the front captain's windshield iaw emb 145 amm. No other damage was noted. Aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UCA4914, WAITING AT RUNWAY 30 ADVICED TOWER THAT THEY COULD NOT ACCEPT DEPARTURE DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN TO THE GATE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOOPED AROUND ON THE RUNWAY, THEY EXPERIENCED A HAILSTORM CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE GATE TO EXAMINE THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. AT THE GATE TERMINAL, UAL EXPRESS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED THAT THE OUTER LAYER OF THE FRONT CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND SHATTERED. UNITED EXPRESS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FRONT CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD IAW EMB 145 AMM. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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