What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: northwest 390, B727, on final to Boston, MA, the pilot reported that two engine generators were out with the possibility of losing the third. Aircraft landed rwy 22L without incident at 2039EDT, 10/16/96. Alert ii responded to the emergency. Pilot reported that landing was accomplished under abnormal conditions. Aircraft taxied to ramp. During cruise at FL330, #3 generator was carrying the whole load (approx 40KV); #1 #2 "o". No warning lights on s/o panel. Isolated #1 & #2 a/c busses and they held their respective loads. Was unable to get frequency or synchronization lights to slow enough to manually parallel. Left a/c busses isolated. After landing at the gate, put a/c load on sync buss-same problem-mx rr'd #3 csd over-serviced. Serviced (it) to proper level.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: NORTHWEST 390, B727, ON FINAL TO BOSTON, MA, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT TWO ENGINE GENERATORS WERE OUT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING THE THIRD. AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 22L WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 2039EDT, 10/16/96. ALERT II RESPONDED TO THE EMERGENCY. PILOT REPORTED THAT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER ABNORMAL CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP. DURING CRUISE AT FL330, #3 GENERATOR WAS CARRYING THE WHOLE LOAD (APPROX 40KV); #1 #2 "O". NO WARNING LIGHTS ON S/O PANEL. ISOLATED #1 & #2 A/C BUSSES AND THEY HELD THEIR RESPECTIVE LOADS. WAS UNABLE TO GET FREQUENCY OR SYNCHRONIZATION LIGHTS TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MANUALLY PARALLEL. LEFT A/C BUSSES ISOLATED. AFTER LANDING AT THE GATE, PUT A/C LOAD ON SYNC BUSS-SAME PROBLEM-MX RR'D #3 CSD OVER-SERVICED. SERVICED (IT) TO PROPER LEVEL.
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