What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on Tuesday, November 18, 1997, at 0739 local time, an Airbus A-320, N409UA, operated by united airlines, inc., on a flight from laguardia international airport to chicago, IL, diverted to Syracuse international airport with the forward cargo compartment smoke detection system light illuminated. The forward cargo compartment fire depression system was discharged and the aircraft landed on runway 28 in Syracuse, NY without incident. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Crash, fire and rescue personnel inspected the forward compartment and there was no smoke or fire present at the time. Maintenance personnel inspected the fire detection system in the forward cargo compartment and could not find any discrepancy and returned the aircraft to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997, AT 0739 LOCAL TIME, AN AIRBUS A-320, N409UA, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES, INC., ON A FLIGHT FROM LAGUARDIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CHICAGO, IL, DIVERTED TO SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DEPRESSION SYSTEM WAS DISCHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 IN SYRACUSE, NY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE FORWARD COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT AT THE TIME. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DISCREPANCY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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