What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, delta flight #873, a B-727-225, N8887Z, departed the Buffalo niagara international airport and experienced a forward cargo hold "fire warning" light. The crew returned to buf and landed on runway 23 at 1308 local. Fire and rescue responded and found no fire. The aircraft taxied to the terminal and deplaned the passengers. The local FBO, prior aviation, was summoned and inspected the cargo holds and found no evidence of fire, smoke or any overheating. At this point, delta maintenance control dispatched mechanics from cin who performed further inspections on duct leakage, frayed wires, etc. No discrepancies were found. A number of related components were changed. The aircraft operational check was okay after extensive ground tests. This is a repeat item going back to February 6, 2002. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2002, DELTA FLIGHT #873, A B-727-225, N8887Z, DEPARTED THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND EXPERIENCED A FORWARD CARGO HOLD "FIRE WARNING" LIGHT. THE CREW RETURNED TO BUF AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT 1308 LOCAL. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND FOUND NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. THE LOCAL FBO, PRIOR AVIATION, WAS SUMMONED AND INSPECTED THE CARGO HOLDS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, SMOKE OR ANY OVERHEATING. AT THIS POINT, DELTA MAINTENANCE CONTROL DISPATCHED MECHANICS FROM CIN WHO PERFORMED FURTHER INSPECTIONS ON DUCT LEAKAGE, FRAYED WIRES, ETC. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. A NUMBER OF RELATED COMPONENTS WERE CHANGED. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS OKAY AFTER EXTENSIVE GROUND TESTS. THIS IS A REPEAT ITEM GOING BACK TO FEBRUARY 6, 2002. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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