What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 11, 1999 vanguard airlines, flight 815, a Boeing 737, was enroute from mci to dal, when a smoke alarm sounded in the forward lavatory. No emergency was declared and the pilot returned the aircraft to mci without further incident. Inspection of the aircraft by vanguard maintenance revealed a loose clamp at the bleed air distributor duct, causing the leak. The clamp was replaced, engine and packs were ran, with no further leaks found. Vanguard maintenance returned to the aircraft to service. With this report, incident #CE99IAC0049 is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11, 1999 VANGUARD AIRLINES, FLIGHT 815, A BOEING 737, WAS ENROUTE FROM MCI TO DAL, WHEN A SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY VANGUARD MAINTENANCE REVEALED A LOOSE CLAMP AT THE BLEED AIR DISTRIBUTOR DUCT, CAUSING THE LEAK. THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED, ENGINE AND PACKS WERE RAN, WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS FOUND. VANGUARD MAINTENANCE RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT #CE99IAC0049 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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