What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Wednesday April 18,2001, at 1739 pm local time, a Douglas DC-3-C aircraft, bearing registration number N36AP, operating under 14 CFR part 135 as miami valley aviation, inc. flight 36, diverted to the Niagara Falls, new york international airport while enroute to oshua, ontario, Canada. According to the pilot, during cruise flight the crew heard a loud bang eminating from the right engine. They elected to secure the engine, perform a precautionary shutdown and divert to the Niagara Falls, NY airport. The aircraft landed at the Niagara Falls, NY airport without incident. According to company maintenance personnel, the valve cover casting on the number 5 cylinder of the right engine had cracked. Maintenance personnel replaced the number 5 cyclinder and the aircraft was returned to service. The pmi was notified. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 18,2001, AT 1739 PM LOCAL TIME, A DOUGLAS DC-3-C AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N36AP, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 AS MIAMI VALLEY AVIATION, INC. FLIGHT 36, DIVERTED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE ENROUTE TO OSHUA, ONTARIO, CANADA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG EMINATING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THEY ELECTED TO SECURE THE ENGINE, PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND DIVERT TO THE NIAGARA FALLS, NY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE NIAGARA FALLS, NY AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE VALVE COVER CASTING ON THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD CRACKED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE NUMBER 5 CYCLINDER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PMI WAS NOTIFIED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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