What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: privacy data omitted when the box was removed by the maintenance personnel it showed signs of smoke (streaking) and had a strong smell of electrical fire. P/N915F212-5, s/n PF4106. Aircraft was approx. 37,000 ft, 80 miles west of slc when the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. After donning their oxygen mask's they isolated the source of the smoke to the area of the generator control box area. After they isolated the number two generator control box the smoke stopped. After landing they were towed off the runway. The NTSB person I contacted was norm in denver. The maintenance was accomplished by frontier maintenance personnel.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN THE BOX WAS REMOVED BY THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF SMOKE (STREAKING) AND HAD A STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. P/N915F212-5, S/N PF4106. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX. 37,000 FT, 80 MILES WEST OF SLC WHEN THE CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER DONNING THEIR OXYGEN MASK'S THEY ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE TO THE AREA OF THE GENERATOR CONTROL BOX AREA. AFTER THEY ISOLATED THE NUMBER TWO GENERATOR CONTROL BOX THE SMOKE STOPPED. AFTER LANDING THEY WERE TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NTSB PERSON I CONTACTED WAS NORM IN DENVER. THE MAINTENANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY FRONTIER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
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