What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at approx. 1130L, no pax on board, a/c was being readied for flight when a flight attendant noted smoke coming from the ceiling over row 27 a/b seats. The fire dept. Was called and fire fighters with the assist of an aala mechanic chopped out the ceiling panels over row 27 seats a/b to row 25 seats a/b, approx. fuselage station, 1079 to 1022. Two halon fire extinguishers were used to put out the burning wires, pneumatic ducting and ceiling panels in the area over the storage bins. The metal ceiling skin over the area was scorched and showed signs of buckling. An investigation indicated that a fluorescent light ballast, part number 70-94, s/n 47204D had burnt up causing the fire. The aircraft was ferried un-pressurized lga to tulsa for repairs 4/3/95. The aircraft fuselage skin in area of damage as noted above, is being replaced.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT APPROX. 1130L, NO PAX ON BOARD, A/C WAS BEING READIED FOR FLIGHT WHEN A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CEILING OVER ROW 27 A/B SEATS. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED AND FIRE FIGHTERS WITH THE ASSIST OF AN AALA MECHANIC CHOPPED OUT THE CEILING PANELS OVER ROW 27 SEATS A/B TO ROW 25 SEATS A/B, APPROX. FUSELAGE STATION, 1079 TO 1022. TWO HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED TO PUT OUT THE BURNING WIRES, PNEUMATIC DUCTING AND CEILING PANELS IN THE AREA OVER THE STORAGE BINS. THE METAL CEILING SKIN OVER THE AREA WAS SCORCHED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF BUCKLING. AN INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT A FLUORESCENT LIGHT BALLAST, PART NUMBER 70-94, S/N 47204D HAD BURNT UP CAUSING THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED UN-PRESSURIZED LGA TO TULSA FOR REPAIRS 4/3/95. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SKIN IN AREA OF DAMAGE AS NOTED ABOVE, IS BEING REPLACED.