What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 28, 1999, skywest airlines flight (swia) 5927, a CL-600-2B19 was enroute from salt lake city, ut to albuquerque, NM. During cruise flight at flight level 29 the crew heard something make a snapping noise. They found the inside pane of the cockpit's left side window had partially cracked. A short time later the window snapped again extending the line across the entire window. The crew declared an emergency and the flight diverted into Farmington, NM., without further incident. Mechanics for swia were dispatched to fmn and the window replaced the following day. File closed.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 28, 1999, SKYWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT (SWIA) 5927, A CL-600-2B19 WAS ENROUTE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UT TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 29 THE CREW HEARD SOMETHING MAKE A SNAPPING NOISE. THEY FOUND THE INSIDE PANE OF THE COCKPIT'S LEFT SIDE WINDOW HAD PARTIALLY CRACKED. A SHORT TIME LATER THE WINDOW SNAPPED AGAIN EXTENDING THE LINE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDOW. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO FARMINGTON, NM., WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MECHANICS FOR SWIA WERE DISPATCHED TO FMN AND THE WINDOW REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY. FILE CLOSED.
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