What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 24, 1996, at 1227 MDT Continental airlines (cala) flight 1667, on a flight from houston, Texas to Albuquerque, NM declared an emergency due to split flaps in the locked position. The flight landed without incident at 1450 MDT following a 1 hour 23 minute hold for purposes of burning off fuel to minimum required fuel. The post landing inspection by maintenance revealed a split flap condition did not exist. Instead maintenance found that the flap indicator had failed. A new flap indicator was installed per approved maintenance guidelines and the aircraft was returned to service. There were no injuries. Abq incident file number ABQ97004. File closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 24, 1996, AT 1227 MDT CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (CALA) FLIGHT 1667, ON A FLIGHT FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SPLIT FLAPS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1450 MDT FOLLOWING A 1 HOUR 23 MINUTE HOLD FOR PURPOSES OF BURNING OFF FUEL TO MINIMUM REQUIRED FUEL. THE POST LANDING INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED A SPLIT FLAP CONDITION DID NOT EXIST. INSTEAD MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FLAP INDICATOR HAD FAILED. A NEW FLAP INDICATOR WAS INSTALLED PER APPROVED MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ABQ INCIDENT FILE NUMBER ABQ97004. FILE CLOSED.