What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 02-09-04 at 1630 MDT, portneuf life flight enroute to burley, Idaho to pick up patient, experienced a chip light indicator. The pilot, barry neilsen, activated the chip burner and the chip light illuminated again. The pilot then performed a controlled landing near mile post 221 near intersection of I-84 and I-86. There was no damage to aircraft and no injuries. The director of maintenance, privacy data omitted checked and cleaned the detector plug via the maintenance manual. He stated a substance similar to "black paste" was on it. He cleaned the plug and approved the return to service via information from the maintenance manual. A thirty minute flight proved the cleaning was sufficient.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02-09-04 AT 1630 MDT, PORTNEUF LIFE FLIGHT ENROUTE TO BURLEY, IDAHO TO PICK UP PATIENT, EXPERIENCED A CHIP LIGHT INDICATOR. THE PILOT, BARRY NEILSEN, ACTIVATED THE CHIP BURNER AND THE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A CONTROLLED LANDING NEAR MILE POST 221 NEAR INTERSECTION OF I-84 AND I-86. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, ^PRIVACY D^ CHECKED AND CLEANED THE DETECTOR PLUG VIA THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. HE STATED A SUBSTANCE SIMILAR TO "BLACK PASTE" WAS ON IT. HE CLEANED THE PLUG AND APPROVED THE RETURN TO SERVICE VIA INFORMATION FROM THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. A THIRTY MINUTE FLIGHT PROVED THE CLEANING WAS SUFFICIENT.