What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 25, 2005, N808HK, an Embraer 145 aircraft operated as trans states airlines flight 3588 made an air return to Richmond international airport after experiencing a #2 engine fire indication on climb out. The flight crew shutdown the #2 engine and the fire warning indication extinguished, the aircraft landed at ric without further incident and taxied to the gate. On inspection of the #2 engine, some overheat indications were found but no evidenc of fire. Further inspection identified melted spaghetti wrap on a drain line, the rubber portion of an adel clamp on a bleed line was partially melted, the hydraulic drain line sight glass was broken, and the presence of fiber debris. The aircraft was taxied to the hangar. Once there, the upper cowling was removed and the high-pressure output bleed tube was found ruptured. The cowling was inspected and a cracked stiffener was found in the upper cowling. Repairs were made and the aircraft was approved for return.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2005, N808HK, AN EMBRAER 145 AIRCRAFT OPERATED AS TRANS STATES AIRLINES FLIGHT 3588 MADE AN AIR RETURN TO RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING A #2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON CLIMB OUT. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN THE #2 ENGINE AND THE FIRE WARNING INDICATION EXTINGUISHED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RIC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. ON INSPECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE, SOME OVERHEAT INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BUT NO EVIDENC OF FIRE. FURTHER INSPECTION IDENTIFIED MELTED SPAGHETTI WRAP ON A DRAIN LINE, THE RUBBER PORTION OF AN ADEL CLAMP ON A BLEED LINE WAS PARTIALLY MELTED, THE HYDRAULIC DRAIN LINE SIGHT GLASS WAS BROKEN, AND THE PRESENCE OF FIBER DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE HANGAR. ONCE THERE, THE UPPER COWLING WAS REMOVED AND THE HIGH-PRESSURE OUTPUT BLEED TUBE WAS FOUND RUPTURED. THE COWLING WAS INSPECTED AND A CRACKED STIFFENER WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER COWLING. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN.
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