What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on April 2, 1998, at 2300 eastern standard time, N497UE, a british aerospace jetstream 3201, operated by atlantic coast airlines of sterling, Virginia, as united express flight 6244, was evacuated on the taxiway due to smoke coming from the left engine. The certificated airline transport pilot, co-pilot, and nine passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 121. The flight originated at dulles, Virginia, and the destination was Newport News, Virginia. According to the pilot, on landing rollout at Newport News, the tower informed them that smoke was coming from the left engine. He said that he confirmed the smoke visually, stopped the airplane, and performed an emergency evacuation on the taxiway. The passengers were evacuated through the right overwing exit, and bused to the terminal. He said that the two left fire bottles were discharged in to the engine. According to the director of quality control, the left engine was inspected, and test run after the incident, and no abnormalities were noted.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 2, 1998, AT 2300 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N497UE, A BRITISH AEROSPACE JETSTREAM 3201, OPERATED BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES OF STERLING, VIRGINIA, AS UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 6244, WAS EVACUATED ON THE TAXIWAY DUE TO SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, CO-PILOT, AND NINE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DULLES, VIRGINIA, AND THE DESTINATION WAS NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT NEWPORT NEWS, THE TOWER INFORMED THEM THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. HE SAID THAT HE CONFIRMED THE SMOKE VISUALLY, STOPPED THE AIRPLANE, AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED THROUGH THE RIGHT OVERWING EXIT, AND BUSED TO THE TERMINAL. HE SAID THAT THE TWO LEFT FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED IN TO THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF QUALITY CONTROL, THE LEFT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, AND TEST RUN AFTER THE INCIDENT, AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.
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