What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 3, 2015, at approximately 1615 central daylight time aircraft N880SL, a Messerschmitt bk 117 B-2, owned and operated by air methods corporation (doing business as arch air medical services), a part 135 operator, experienced a fire warning on the number two engine during a repositioning flight back to the company?s base. The pilot attempted to deploy the fire agent; however, after the flight it was determined the system failed to activate. Subsequently, an emergency landing was accomplished at the Downtown Saint Louis Airport (kcps), Cahokia, IL without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 3, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME AIRCRAFT N880SL, A MESSERSCHMITT BK 117 B-2, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS CORPORATION (DOING BUSINESS AS ARCH AIR MEDICAL SERVICES), A PART 135 OPERATOR, EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT BACK TO THE COMPANY?S BASE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY THE FIRE AGENT; HOWEVER, AFTER THE FLIGHT IT WAS DETERMINED THE SYSTEM FAILED TO ACTIVATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE DOWNTOWN SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT (KCPS), CAHOKIA, IL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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