What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N989CA, CL-600-2B19, was operated as delta connection flight 5454 by comair airlines enroute to Omaha, NE. The crew was on approach at 200 knots and had selected flaps 8 degrees, then 20 degrees, when the crew received a flaps fault message. The flaps struck at 8 degrees. They complied with the qrh procedures, declared an emergency, and landed without incident. Contract maintenance complied with e.o. 27-045 AD by visual inspection of flaps, reset the flaps and operational check, iaw AD 98-20-01 the flaps were deferred per MEL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N989CA, CL-600-2B19, WAS OPERATED AS DELTA CONNECTION FLIGHT 5454 BY COMAIR AIRLINES ENROUTE TO OMAHA, NE. THE CREW WAS ON APPROACH AT 200 KNOTS AND HAD SELECTED FLAPS 8 DEGREES, THEN 20 DEGREES, WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED A FLAPS FAULT MESSAGE. THE FLAPS STRUCK AT 8 DEGREES. THEY COMPLIED WITH THE QRH PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH E.O. 27-045 AD BY VISUAL INSPECTION OF FLAPS, RESET THE FLAPS AND OPERATIONAL CHECK, IAW AD 98-20-01 THE FLAPS WERE DEFERRED PER MEL.