What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)On December 01, 1998, at 0740 CST, N7541A, Douglas DC-9-82, registered to and operated by American airlines declared an emergency and diverted to Little Rock, Arkansas, following power failure and shut down of the left engine. The aircraft was being operated as flight 703 from lag-dfw. Aircraft landed without incident with ARFF equipment standing by. There were no injuries and no fire. Maintenance found metal in the main oil screen. Engine was replaced. Source of metal in oil screen still under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ON DECEMBER 01, 1998, AT 0740 CST, N7541A, DOUGLAS DC-9-82, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, FOLLOWING POWER FAILURE AND SHUT DOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS FLIGHT 703 FROM LAG-DFW. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH ARFF EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE MAIN OIL SCREEN. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. SOURCE OF METAL IN OIL SCREEN STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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