What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: approx. two minutes following take off smoke filled the aircraft cabin and cockpit. The crew donned smoke masks, declared an emergency, and returned with no further problems. The third crewman, who was deadheading to kenai, AK investigated and found the aircraft cargo wench battery cable had shorted to the battery box and caused the smoke. He was able to secure the cable away from the box and stopped the smoke before landing. Following landing, the wench power system was inspected and secured. A service difficulty report was generated. The company plans to remove the wench system when time is available as it is no longer used.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: APPROX. TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING TAKE OFF SMOKE FILLED THE AIRCRAFT CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE CREW DONNED SMOKE MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE THIRD CREWMAN, WHO WAS DEADHEADING TO KENAI, AK INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT CARGO WENCH BATTERY CABLE HAD SHORTED TO THE BATTERY BOX AND CAUSED THE SMOKE. HE WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE CABLE AWAY FROM THE BOX AND STOPPED THE SMOKE BEFORE LANDING. FOLLOWING LANDING, THE WENCH POWER SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND SECURED. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS GENERATED. THE COMPANY PLANS TO REMOVE THE WENCH SYSTEM WHEN TIME IS AVAILABLE AS IT IS NO LONGER USED.
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