What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Flt 457 was enroute from st. louis, MO. To denver co. when the aft baggage smoke detector illuminated. Capt privacy data omitted declaired an emergency and was directed from Kansas city center to land to Salina, KS. The landing was uneventful and the passengers departed the aircraft. The baggage area was unloaded and checked for hot spots with an imaging camera. There was none found. The baggage area was stacked to the celing and may have smothered the detector. The captain elected to MEL the detector, loaded baggage and passengers and continued his flight with no further incidents.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)FLT 457 WAS ENROUTE FROM ST. LOUIS, MO. TO DENVER CO. WHEN THE AFT BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. CAPT ^PRIVACY^ DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS DIRECTED FROM KANSAS CITY CENTER TO LAND TO SALINA, KS. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE BAGGAGE AREA WAS UNLOADED AND CHECKED FOR HOT SPOTS WITH AN IMAGING CAMERA. THERE WAS NONE FOUND. THE BAGGAGE AREA WAS STACKED TO THE CELING AND MAY HAVE SMOTHERED THE DETECTOR. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO MEL THE DETECTOR, LOADED BAGGAGE AND PASSENGERS AND CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
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