What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: #3 engine was shut down by the flight crew after a fire warning light illuminated on decent into st. paul island. Crew obtained clearance from anchorage to return to Bethel, AK to unload their passengers. A normal landing was made in Bethel, AK and the passengers departed the aircraft in a normal manner. The aircraft was ferried back to anchorage with the #3 engine feathered. The ferry flight was in accordance with reeve's op's specs continuing authorization to perform aircraft ferry flights. Anchorage maintenance crews trouble shot the problem and found the #1 zone fire loop had malfunctioned. Maintenance crews replaced the #1 zone fire loop and returned the aircraft to service. This investigation has not revealed any need for further action and is to be considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: #3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE FLIGHT CREW AFTER A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DECENT INTO ST. PAUL ISLAND. CREW OBTAINED CLEARANCE FROM ANCHORAGE TO RETURN TO BETHEL, AK TO UNLOAD THEIR PASSENGERS. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE IN BETHEL, AK AND THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NORMAL MANNER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO ANCHORAGE WITH THE #3 ENGINE FEATHERED. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REEVE'S OP'S SPECS CONTINUING AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM AIRCRAFT FERRY FLIGHTS. ANCHORAGE MAINTENANCE CREWS TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE #1 ZONE FIRE LOOP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. MAINTENANCE CREWS REPLACED THE #1 ZONE FIRE LOOP AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS NOT REVEALED ANY NEED FOR FURTHER ACTION AND IS TO BE CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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