What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On short final, the the crew reported an intermittent indication of smoke in the cargo bay. The intermittent indication then changed to the light and alarm, and a full emergency was declared. The crew stated they would stop the aircraft on the runway and evacuate. It was determined by maintenance personnel that it was a false indication, and there was no smoke or fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON SHORT FINAL, THE THE CREW REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT INDICATION OF SMOKE IN THE CARGO BAY. THE INTERMITTENT INDICATION THEN CHANGED TO THE LIGHT AND ALARM, AND A FULL EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE CREW STATED THEY WOULD STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND EVACUATE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THAT IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION, AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE.
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