What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 9/12/96 federal express flight #1531 (B727, N204FE) from memphis reported a fire warning light on the #1 engine while the aircraft was 2 miles east of runway 03 at Great Falls, Montana. The engine was shut down and the warning light went out. The aircraft landed without incident and while taxiing, the fire warning light illuminated again. The crew shut down the remaining engines and evacuated, using the L1 door slide which operated and inflated properly. There were no passengers and no injuries among the three crewmembers. This incident and investigation are considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 9/12/96 FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT #1531 (B727, N204FE) FROM MEMPHIS REPORTED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON THE #1 ENGINE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS 2 MILES EAST OF RUNWAY 03 AT GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WHILE TAXIING, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE REMAINING ENGINES AND EVACUATED, USING THE L1 DOOR SLIDE WHICH OPERATED AND INFLATED PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES AMONG THE THREE CREWMEMBERS. THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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