What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) On 12/23/98 at 2225 central time at the msp airport, federal express flt 1618, at the beginning of take-off roll an electronic centralized aircraft monitoring (ecam) warning showing #1 engine thrust reverser (t/r) pressurized. Take-off was aborted. Crew cycled #1 t/r lever, ecam warning went out. Aircraft returned to active runway for second take-off which was aborted when ecam re-illuminated #1 engine t/r pressurized. Aircraft then returned to ramp for maintenance. Maintenance applied heat to the #1 engine t/r pilot valve pressure switch. System functioned normal after application of heat. Due to the #2 engine t/r being already on the minimum equipment list, the aircraft was grounded. To prevent a further occurance, the t/r directional pilot valve was replaced, and the removed unit was sent to service engineering for evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON 12/23/98 AT 2225 CENTRAL TIME AT THE MSP AIRPORT, FEDERAL EXPRESS FLT 1618, AT THE BEGINNING OF TAKE-OFF ROLL AN ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITORING (ECAM) WARNING SHOWING #1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER (T/R) PRESSURIZED. TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED. CREW CYCLED #1 T/R LEVER, ECAM WARNING WENT OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR SECOND TAKE-OFF WHICH WAS ABORTED WHEN ECAM RE-ILLUMINATED #1 ENGINE T/R PRESSURIZED. AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO RAMP FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE APPLIED HEAT TO THE #1 ENGINE T/R PILOT VALVE PRESSURE SWITCH. SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMAL AFTER APPLICATION OF HEAT. DUE TO THE #2 ENGINE T/R BEING ALREADY ON THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TO PREVENT A FURTHER OCCURANCE, THE T/R DIRECTIONAL PILOT VALVE WAS REPLACED, AND THE REMOVED UNIT WAS SENT TO SERVICE ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION.