What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-16) While in cruise flight at FL 330, the crew received multiple cargo fire/smoke warnings from sensors mounted overhead in the cabin. The crew accomplished an emergency descent and diverted to Newburgh, NY. The aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire following a normal landing. On scene investigation disclosed the possible origination point of the fire to be from cargo container 6R located on the right side overwing. Further testing and chemical analysis will be conducted on a "dna synthesizer" unit discovered in container 6R where the fire is suspected to have begun. There is no evidence indicating a malfunction of any aircraft component or system.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 330, THE CREW RECEIVED MULTIPLE CARGO FIRE/SMOKE WARNINGS FROM SENSORS MOUNTED OVERHEAD IN THE CABIN. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DIVERTED TO NEWBURGH, NY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE POSSIBLE ORIGINATION POINT OF THE FIRE TO BE FROM CARGO CONTAINER 6R LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OVERWING. FURTHER TESTING AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON A "DNA SYNTHESIZER" UNIT DISCOVERED IN CONTAINER 6R WHERE THE FIRE IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEGUN. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF ANY AIRCRAFT COMPONENT OR SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
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