What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: maintenance at chicago (ord) deferred the autospoiler system in accordance with the approved nwaa m.e.l. and accomplished the associated "maintenance" action of securing the autospoiler actuator circuit breaker in the "open" position. However, the mechanic opened the wrong breaker. Subsequently, the autospoiler actuator overheated causing the smoke in the cockpit. privacy data omitted On October 16, 1997, at 0658 CDT a Douglas DC9-51, N787NC, made an unscheduled emergency landing at Madison, WI due to smoke in the cockpit, there were no injuries to passengers and crew members. The aircraft was being operated as a scheduled commercial flight by northwest airlines under 14 CFR part 121 when the incident occurred. The flight originated in chicago-o'hare and was enroute to minneapolis, MN. An IFR flight plan was filed but visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MAINTENANCE AT CHICAGO (ORD) DEFERRED THE AUTOSPOILER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED NWAA M.E.L. AND ACCOMPLISHED THE ASSOCIATED "MAINTENANCE" ACTION OF SECURING THE AUTOSPOILER ACTUATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE "OPEN" POSITION. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC OPENED THE WRONG BREAKER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AUTOSPOILER ACTUATOR OVERHEATED CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON OCTOBER 16, 1997, AT 0658 CDT A DOUGLAS DC9-51, N787NC, MADE AN UNSCHEDULED EMERGENCY LANDING AT MADISON, WI DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CHICAGO-O'HARE AND WAS ENROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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