What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the aircraft departed Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for memphis, Tennessee, declared an emergency and returned to okc due to illumination of smoke detector. Sensor light and fumes in cargo hold. The aircraft landed without incident, stopped on taxiway and crew members evacuated aircraft via emergency chute. No evidence of an inflight fire or hazardous cargo spill was found. Fumes were traced to furniture panels in the cargo hold. No further action required.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FOR MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO OKC DUE TO ILLUMINATION OF SMOKE DETECTOR. SENSOR LIGHT AND FUMES IN CARGO HOLD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, STOPPED ON TAXIWAY AND CREW MEMBERS EVACUATED AIRCRAFT VIA EMERGENCY CHUTE. NO EVIDENCE OF AN INFLIGHT FIRE OR HAZARDOUS CARGO SPILL WAS FOUND. FUMES WERE TRACED TO FURNITURE PANELS IN THE CARGO HOLD. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N198FE · 3
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