What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 16, 1995 at approximately 1100 hours a DC-9-51, N919PJ, operated by sunjet international airlines as flt. 807, dfw/ewr, while enroute at flight level 270 experienced a pressurization problem with associated smoke in the cockpit. They coordinated and initiated an emergency descent to below 10,000 feet, declared an emergency and diverted to the new Castle county airport, Wilmington, DE. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was not damaged, there was no emergency evacuation of the passengers, however, one f/a was transported to the hospital with a blocked ear problem. The passengers were later deplaned at the terminal for ground transportation and the aircraft was ferried to ewr later in the day un-pressurized iaw the MEL for maintenance. Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 16, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS A DC-9-51, N919PJ, OPERATED BY SUNJET INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AS FLT. 807, DFW/EWR, WHILE ENROUTE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 270 EXPERIENCED A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM WITH ASSOCIATED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THEY COORDINATED AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO BELOW 10,000 FEET, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, WILMINGTON, DE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE PASSENGERS, HOWEVER, ONE F/A WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A BLOCKED EAR PROBLEM. THE PASSENGERS WERE LATER DEPLANED AT THE TERMINAL FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO EWR LATER IN THE DAY UN-PRESSURIZED IAW THE MEL FOR MAINTENANCE. INCIDENT CLOSED.
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