What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 15, 1997 at approximately 1500 CDT, on a repositioning flight from Kansas city, Kansas to cleveland, Ohio the number three engine fire warning light came on. The crew feathered the engine and discharged both fire extinguisher bottle to the engine. The crew declared an emergency to ATC and landed at Springfield, Illinois at 1530 CDT, without further incident. The four crew members were not injured and there was no damage to the aircraft. This incident is closed with this report. Maintenance personnel found the number three engine fire detection control unit p/n 892541-100, S/N8560, to have failed. The control unit and the fire extinguisher bottles were replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 15, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT, ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KANSAS CITY, KANSAS TO CLEVELAND, OHIO THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CREW FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE TO THE ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC AND LANDED AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS AT 1530 CDT, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FOUR CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT P/N 892541-100, S/N8560, TO HAVE FAILED. THE CONTROL UNIT AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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