From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01/07/03 fedex flight 1609 declared an emergency due to a loss of the system a hydraulic fluid. Maintenance personnel found that the right outboard flap power unit to be leaking. The power unit was replaced. A service difficulty report was submitted by the air carrier.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01/07/03 FEDEX FLIGHT 1609 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A LOSS OF THE SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP POWER UNIT TO BE LEAKING. THE POWER UNIT WAS REPLACED. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE AIR CARRIER.