What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 2, 2010, atlantic southeast airlines flight 5432, operating from daytona beach, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia with CRJ-200 aircraft N861AS, experienced a steady left thrust reverser caution message and an intermittant left thrust reverser unlocked message during climb. The crew utilized the quick reference handbook procedure and shut the left engine down. The aircraft arrived safely in Atlanta where maintenance personnel corrected the problem by replacing the left thrust reverser stow switch.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 2, 2010, ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES FLIGHT 5432, OPERATING FROM DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA WITH CRJ-200 AIRCRAFT N861AS, EXPERIENCED A STEADY LEFT THRUST REVERSER CAUTION MESSAGE AND AN INTERMITTANT LEFT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCKED MESSAGE DURING CLIMB. THE CREW UTILIZED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURE AND SHUT THE LEFT ENGINE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED SAFELY IN ATLANTA WHERE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER STOW SWITCH.