What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Delta 2049, MD88 departed Providence runway 05R at 1828 EDT, 10/20/99 and declared an emergency after hearing a thump, then reported smoke in the cockpit. Aircraft requested to return to land and then reported #2 engine fire indication. Crew shut down engine. Smoke cleared however crew elected to divert to boston and landed runway 04R at 1845 EDT, without incident. No actual fire. Inspection revealed #4 main tire blew on rotation and was ingested in the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DELTA 2049, MD88 DEPARTED PROVIDENCE RUNWAY 05R AT 1828 EDT, 10/20/99 AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER HEARING A THUMP, THEN REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO LAND AND THEN REPORTED #2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE. SMOKE CLEARED HOWEVER CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BOSTON AND LANDED RUNWAY 04R AT 1845 EDT, WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO ACTUAL FIRE. INSPECTION REVEALED #4 MAIN TIRE BLEW ON ROTATION AND WAS INGESTED IN THE ENGINE.
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