What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 7/12/96, kittyhawk flight KHA587 was enroute from yip to okc, when the crew diverted to cou due to smoke in the cockpit. Warning lights illuminated for the FDR and the GPWS, about ten seconds later the crew noted smoke in the cockpit. The crew declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing in Columbia, MO. Maintenance discovered a bad #1 inverter and a bad current limiter. Both items were removed and replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. The #1 inverter caused an interruption in electrical power, which led the crew to believe there was a hydraulic system failure on the aircraft. There was no hydraulic system failure on the aircraft. This incident is considered closed. CE961CM0098
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 7/12/96, KITTYHAWK FLIGHT KHA587 WAS ENROUTE FROM YIP TO OKC, WHEN THE CREW DIVERTED TO COU DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR THE FDR AND THE GPWS, ABOUT TEN SECONDS LATER THE CREW NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN COLUMBIA, MO. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A BAD #1 INVERTER AND A BAD CURRENT LIMITER. BOTH ITEMS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE #1 INVERTER CAUSED AN INTERRUPTION IN ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH LED THE CREW TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. CE961CM0098
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