What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft was in level flight from new orleans to griffith, ga when the left engine began to run rough & then quit. Pilot landed Montgomery, AL without damage. Mechanics found mixture control cable had broken allowing mixture to go to idle cutoff. Aircraft inspected & repaired & a ferry flight permit was issued. The operator will replace the mixture control cable & send in an m or d report. G.a. FSDO was given a telephone briefing of this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO GRIFFITH, GA WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH & THEN QUIT. PILOT LANDED MONTGOMERY, AL WITHOUT DAMAGE. MECHANICS FOUND MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN ALLOWING MIXTURE TO GO TO IDLE CUTOFF. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED & REPAIRED & A FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT WAS ISSUED. THE OPERATOR WILL REPLACE THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE & SEND IN AN M OR D REPORT. G.A. FSDO WAS GIVEN A TELEPHONE BRIEFING OF THIS INCIDENT.
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