What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 29, 1999, at 25,000 feet, federal express corporation aircraft #N490FE, enroute from mem-rdu, encountered a #4 cargo smoke deterction warning and fire aural warning. The aircraft declarded an emergency and made an uneventful landing at mem. The flight crew activated the engine fire bottles as a precautionary measure and evacuted utilizing the cockpit escape ropes. The #4 cargo smoke detector was determined to be faulty and was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 29, 1999, AT 25,000 FEET, FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION AIRCRAFT #N490FE, ENROUTE FROM MEM-RDU, ENCOUNTERED A #4 CARGO SMOKE DETERCTION WARNING AND FIRE AURAL WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARDED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT MEM. THE FLIGHT CREW ACTIVATED THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND EVACUTED UTILIZING THE COCKPIT ESCAPE ROPES. THE #4 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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