What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) (1) The reason for evacuation: crew was notified of tail fire in the #3 engine. Crew discharged fire bottle in #3 engine. Through the investigation the fire came from the #4 engine vice #3 engine. The crew was notified that the fire was not extinguished. (2) who initiated the evacuation: the crew initiated evacuation. (3) which exit was used & reason for nonuse of other exits: left forward exit door was used. The cockpit windows were not used, crew deemed to use the forward exit door. (4) whether any exits, slides malfunctioned: the aircraft emergency slide was used, it did not malfunction. (5) whether any particular exit used by majority of the evacuees: left forward door. The crew deemed it was the exit to use. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) (1) THE REASON FOR EVACUATION: CREW WAS NOTIFIED OF TAIL FIRE IN THE #3 ENGINE. CREW DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE IN #3 ENGINE. THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION THE FIRE CAME FROM THE #4 ENGINE VICE #3 ENGINE. THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT EXTINGUISHED. (2) WHO INITIATED THE EVACUATION: THE CREW INITIATED EVACUATION. (3) WHICH EXIT WAS USED & REASON FOR NONUSE OF OTHER EXITS: LEFT FORWARD EXIT DOOR WAS USED. THE COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE NOT USED, CREW DEEMED TO USE THE FORWARD EXIT DOOR. (4) WHETHER ANY EXITS, SLIDES MALFUNCTIONED: THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS USED, IT DID NOT MALFUNCTION. (5) WHETHER ANY PARTICULAR EXIT USED BY MAJORITY OF THE EVACUEES: LEFT FORWARD DOOR. THE CREW DEEMED IT WAS THE EXIT TO USE. NO INJURIES.
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