What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: flight 2590, an ATR42-320 departed brownsville for houston intercontinental at 1200 central time with 35 passengers and a crew of 3. Approximately 30 n.m. northeast of Corpus Christi, TX the left engine fire warning light illuminated. The crew shut down the left engine and discharged the fire bottles. Flight was diverted to Corpus Christi, TX where an uneventful landing was made. There were no injuries, no aircraft damage nor property damage. Maintenance found the inboard ignitor plug for the left engine had backed out, resulting in the fire warning. Maintenance reinstalled the ignitor plug and ops checked ok. Incident closed. Coordinated with Continental regulatory compliance office.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FLIGHT 2590, AN ATR42-320 DEPARTED BROWNSVILLE FOR HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AT 1200 CENTRAL TIME WITH 35 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 3. APPROXIMATELY 30 N.M. NORTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TX THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLES. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TX WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INBOARD IGNITOR PLUG FOR THE LEFT ENGINE HAD BACKED OUT, RESULTING IN THE FIRE WARNING. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED THE IGNITOR PLUG AND OPS CHECKED OK. INCIDENT CLOSED. COORDINATED WITH CONTINENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE OFFICE.
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