What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 11-05-96 at approximately 13:52 CST N677WC departed cid on a part 91 flight with no passengers and one pilot enroute to south bend, Indiana. Approximately 40 NM east of cid N677WC experienced a failure of the right engine and declared an emergency with moline approach control and requested vectors back to the cid airport and landed without further incident. Contract maintenance from signature flight support worked on the aircraft and after extensive mechanical investigation and coordination with the aircraft engine manufacturer over the telephone, they could not determine the cause of the engine failure. The aircraft was then test flown for thirty minutes with no engine problems observed or noted. The aircraft was returned to service and ferried back to south bend, Indiana without further incident. There were no injuries to the pilot or damage to the aircraft as a result of this incident. This incident is considered closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 11-05-96 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:52 CST N677WC DEPARTED CID ON A PART 91 FLIGHT WITH NO PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT ENROUTE TO SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. APPROXIMATELY 40 NM EAST OF CID N677WC EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH MOLINE APPROACH CONTROL AND REQUESTED VECTORS BACK TO THE CID AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FROM SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT WORKED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL INVESTIGATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MANUFACTURER OVER THE TELEPHONE, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TEST FLOWN FOR THIRTY MINUTES WITH NO ENGINE PROBLEMS OBSERVED OR NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FERRIED BACK TO SOUTH BEND, INDIANA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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