What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while boarding passengers at Moses Lake municipal airport, smoke was noticed coming from the ground power unit (gpu) plug into the aircraft. An airport fireman was in front of the aircraft providing assistance for airport security. The fireman removed the gpu plug from the aircraft and discharged a fire bottle into the gpu receptacle. Minor damage occurred to the gpu receptacle from a small fire. This small fire was caused by arcing from loose connections on the back of the gpu receptacle. The receptacle was changed and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is now closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE BOARDING PASSENGERS AT MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE GROUND POWER UNIT (GPU) PLUG INTO THE AIRCRAFT. AN AIRPORT FIREMAN WAS IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR AIRPORT SECURITY. THE FIREMAN REMOVED THE GPU PLUG FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCHARGED A FIRE BOTTLE INTO THE GPU RECEPTACLE. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE GPU RECEPTACLE FROM A SMALL FIRE. THIS SMALL FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ARCING FROM LOOSE CONNECTIONS ON THE BACK OF THE GPU RECEPTACLE. THE RECEPTACLE WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED.
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