What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N554UA, Boeing 757, operated by united airlines as flight 4, was enroute from san francisco, CA to new york. The aircraft diverted to Omaha, NE, after the crew received a fire warning indication in the rear cargo. The flight waas approximately 50 miles north of Omaha, when the crew received the aft and forward red annunciator on the pedestal. They immediately discharged the forward extinguisher and subsequently discharged the aft extinguisher during the approach into Omaha. The aircraft was ferried to a company maintenance base. Maintenance found that the card in the aft cargo fire warning system failed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N554UA, BOEING 757, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 4, WAS ENROUTE FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CA TO NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO OMAHA, NE, AFTER THE CREW RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING INDICATION IN THE REAR CARGO. THE FLIGHT WAAS APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA, WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED THE AFT AND FORWARD RED ANNUNCIATOR ON THE PEDESTAL. THEY IMMEDIATELY DISCHARGED THE FORWARD EXTINGUISHER AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCHARGED THE AFT EXTINGUISHER DURING THE APPROACH INTO OMAHA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO A COMPANY MAINTENANCE BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE CARD IN THE AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING SYSTEM FAILED.
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