What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 15, 2003 united express N638BR flt 783 (a/c operated by atlantic coast airlines) a CL-600 advised ATC of a cargo compartment low caution message, qrh test showed bottle had discharged and the aircraft diverted to mci. An emergency was declared and the a/c landed without incident. Maintenance concluded that the fire ext. Bottle had not discharged and that the bottle had low pressure. The system was placarded per the operators procedures and the a/c was returned to service. Additionally at iad maintenance found the RH fire bottle bad and replaced the bottle per the CL-600 m/m and the placard was removed. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 15, 2003 UNITED EXPRESS N638BR FLT 783 (A/C OPERATED BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES) A CL-600 ADVISED ATC OF A CARGO COMPARTMENT LOW CAUTION MESSAGE, QRH TEST SHOWED BOTTLE HAD DISCHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCI. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE EXT. BOTTLE HAD NOT DISCHARGED AND THAT THE BOTTLE HAD LOW PRESSURE. THE SYSTEM WAS PLACARDED PER THE OPERATORS PROCEDURES AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY AT IAD MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RH FIRE BOTTLE BAD AND REPLACED THE BOTTLE PER THE CL-600 M/M AND THE PLACARD WAS REMOVED. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.