From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft was enroute from msp to mci. While level at 31,000 ft. the crew detected smoke coming from the area of the circuit breaker panel behind the captain's seat. All electric power was secured and then the battery switch was turned on. Crew executed smoke removal check list and diverted to dsm. Initial examination of the aircraft revealed severe heat damage to the crosstie relay part no.914K567-4, s/n 02130, relay R2-52, and several wires. This incident remains open pending an investigation by northwest airlines into cause of relay failure.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MSP TO MCI. WHILE LEVEL AT 31,000 FT. THE CREW DETECTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL BEHIND THE CAPTAIN'S SEAT. ALL ELECTRIC POWER WAS SECURED AND THEN THE BATTERY SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. CREW EXECUTED SMOKE REMOVAL CHECK LIST AND DIVERTED TO DSM. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SEVERE HEAT DAMAGE TO THE CROSSTIE RELAY PART NO.914K567-4, S/N 02130, RELAY R2-52, AND SEVERAL WIRES. THIS INCIDENT REMAINS OPEN PENDING AN INVESTIGATION BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES INTO CAUSE OF RELAY FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.