What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Baggage smoke master warning illuminated during cruise at 36,000 feet, 77 miles south of cos. Flight crew declared emergency, executed qrh procedures, and pressed "fire baggage ext" switch - flight was diverted to cos. Baggage smoke master warning extinguished during final approach to cos, but illuminated again after landing. Airport emergency equipment met aircraft upon exiting from rwy 35R. Flight crew requested to taxi to gate - emergency equipment followed. Company mx personnel later determined the cause of the baggage smoke master warning was corrosion at the fwd cargo smoke detector connector. Connector was replaced along with baggage compartment fire extinguisher bottles. Aircraft was later released with no further related issues.
As the FAA filed it
BAGGAGE SMOKE MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE AT 36,000 FEET, 77 MILES SOUTH OF COS. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, EXECUTED QRH PROCEDURES, AND PRESSED "FIRE BAGGAGE EXT" SWITCH - FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO COS. BAGGAGE SMOKE MASTER WARNING EXTINGUISHED DURING FINAL APPROACH TO COS, BUT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER LANDING. AIRPORT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT MET AIRCRAFT UPON EXITING FROM RWY 35R. FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED TO TAXI TO GATE - EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOLLOWED. COMPANY MX PERSONNEL LATER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE BAGGAGE SMOKE MASTER WARNING WAS CORROSION AT THE FWD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR CONNECTOR. CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. AIRCRAFT WAS LATER RELEASED WITH NO FURTHER RELATED ISSUES.
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