What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 22, 1994, a Continental airlines, Boeing 737-300, flight 1607, departed atl enroute to iah at approximately 0930 am EST. During flight, communication and navigation, as well as electrical system failures occurred. Among those failures was an indication of excessive discharge from the aircraft batteries. Also, the equipment cooling system failed in the normal mode which required the use of the alternate system. Msy was considered as an alternate landing airport but weather conditions did not permit. Before landing safely at iah, the crew reported loosing all DC power. While taxiing in, the aircraft began to fill with smoke. An emergency evacuation was performed with no injuries. Maintenance found the ground service bus R-6 relay energized which indicates the relay had malfunctioned. The cabin smoke occurred due to the passenger air-conditioning fan cooling doors not opening, which was caused by the electrical failure. This closes this incident, SDR to follow.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 22, 1994, A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, BOEING 737-300, FLIGHT 1607, DEPARTED ATL ENROUTE TO IAH AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 AM EST. DURING FLIGHT, COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION, AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES OCCURRED. AMONG THOSE FAILURES WAS AN INDICATION OF EXCESSIVE DISCHARGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT BATTERIES. ALSO, THE EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM FAILED IN THE NORMAL MODE WHICH REQUIRED THE USE OF THE ALTERNATE SYSTEM. MSY WAS CONSIDERED AS AN ALTERNATE LANDING AIRPORT BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS DID NOT PERMIT. BEFORE LANDING SAFELY AT IAH, THE CREW REPORTED LOOSING ALL DC POWER. WHILE TAXIING IN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND SERVICE BUS R-6 RELAY ENERGIZED WHICH INDICATES THE RELAY HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CABIN SMOKE OCCURRED DUE TO THE PASSENGER AIR-CONDITIONING FAN COOLING DOORS NOT OPENING, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS CLOSES THIS INCIDENT, SDR TO FOLLOW.
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