What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on flight 229 first attempt to depart slc on June 19, 1996, and prior to reaching the runway, the crew noticed a right generator inop with associated "right generator drive" and a right generator engine indication crew alerting system message (eicas). A/c returned to gate. Maintenance deferred the right generator and released the aircraft. The aircraft departed slc at 2308L. Approximately 75 miles west of slc the right engine fire warning light came on, the pilot shut down the engine and activated the fire bottles. An emergency was declared, and the aircraft returned to slc. Prior to landing the tower observed flames coming from the right engine and notified the crew as the aircraft touched down. As the aircraft came to a stop, the fire crews on the scene sprayed foam on the engine and extinguished the flames. The aircraft taxied back to gate D-3 without assistance. NTSB related report SEA961A131, steven mccreary. This is a final report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FLIGHT 229 FIRST ATTEMPT TO DEPART SLC ON JUNE 19, 1996, AND PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY, THE CREW NOTICED A RIGHT GENERATOR INOP WITH ASSOCIATED "RIGHT GENERATOR DRIVE" AND A RIGHT GENERATOR ENGINE INDICATION CREW ALERTING SYSTEM MESSAGE (EICAS). A/C RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE RIGHT GENERATOR AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SLC AT 2308L. APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES WEST OF SLC THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ACTIVATED THE FIRE BOTTLES. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SLC. PRIOR TO LANDING THE TOWER OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE AND NOTIFIED THE CREW AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE FIRE CREWS ON THE SCENE SPRAYED FOAM ON THE ENGINE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO GATE D-3 WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. NTSB RELATED REPORT SEA961A131, STEVEN MCCREARY. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.
NTSB investigation
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