What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Thursday, July 2, 1998, at 1239 EDT, a Saab 340, N244AE, flight 4902, operated by American eagle airlines, after climbing through 6700 feet the flightcrew experienced cargo smoke warning light illumination. The flightcrew pulled one of the extinguisher handles. The cargo smoke warning light went out. An emergency was declared and the aircraft was returned to Rochester international airport at Rochester, new york. A landing was accomplished on runway 22 without incident. There was injuries and/or damage to the aircraft. The contract mechanic could not find any discrepeancies with the system. The aircraft was deferred and given a special flight permit for the flight to jfk airport for repairs. The fire extinguisher, both smoke detectors and the electronic warning unit were removed and replaced. An operational check was satisfactory and the aircraft returned to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1998, AT 1239 EDT, A SAAB 340, N244AE, FLIGHT 4902, OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, AFTER CLIMBING THROUGH 6700 FEET THE FLIGHTCREW EXPERIENCED CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE FLIGHTCREW PULLED ONE OF THE EXTINGUISHER HANDLES. THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RUNWAY 22 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS INJURIES AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE CONTRACT MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY DISCREPEANCIES WITH THE SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEFERRED AND GIVEN A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR THE FLIGHT TO JFK AIRPORT FOR REPAIRS. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE ELECTRONIC WARNING UNIT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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