What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on June 6, 1996, at 10:18 a.m. EST at approximately 5000 feet altitude arriving Lansing the crew noticed flames coming from the area adjacent to the right side of the center post of the windshield in the cockpit. The flames were extinguished rapidly with a fire extinguisher. Both pilots and all passengers donned oxygen masks. The aircraft made a normal landing and taxied to the gate. Passengers were deplaned normally - no injuries involved. Inspectors have interviewed the crew and report a 13" scorch up the right hand side of the cockpit windshield center post, with the copilot's windshield cracked. We have not completed the investigation but at this time we have no indication that any of the FAA 9 responsibilities were involved. We are awaiting a report from pit.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 6, 1996, AT 10:18 A.M. EST AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET ALTITUDE ARRIVING LANSING THE CREW NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTER POST OF THE WINDSHIELD IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED RAPIDLY WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. BOTH PILOTS AND ALL PASSENGERS DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY - NO INJURIES INVOLVED. INSPECTORS HAVE INTERVIEWED THE CREW AND REPORT A 13" SCORCH UP THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE COCKPIT WINDSHIELD CENTER POST, WITH THE COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE INVESTIGATION BUT AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT ANY OF THE FAA 9 RESPONSIBILITIES WERE INVOLVED. WE ARE AWAITING A REPORT FROM PIT.
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