What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while enroute aircraft suffered electrical system malfunction which caused minor fire and smoke in cabin. PIC notified approach control of emergency situation and was vectored direct sba. PIC selected electric power off and contained fire in flight. Residual smoke was PIC primary concern. Made direct approach to sba. Landed without incident. Inspection of aircraft revealed that heater/defroster cable made contact with radio relay and adjacent electrical surrounding insulation smoldered. Damage minor. Investigation closed. Cable assembly 54487.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED MINOR FIRE AND SMOKE IN CABIN. PIC NOTIFIED APPROACH CONTROL OF EMERGENCY SITUATION AND WAS VECTORED DIRECT SBA. PIC SELECTED ELECTRIC POWER OFF AND CONTAINED FIRE IN FLIGHT. RESIDUAL SMOKE WAS PIC PRIMARY CONCERN. MADE DIRECT APPROACH TO SBA. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT HEATER/DEFROSTER CABLE MADE CONTACT WITH RADIO RELAY AND ADJACENT ELECTRICAL SURROUNDING INSULATION SMOLDERED. DAMAGE MINOR. INVESTIGATION CLOSED. CABLE ASSEMBLY 54487.
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