What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 3/23/99 at 2358Z, N402XJ, a Saab 340, serial # 402 experienced smoke in the cabin. Flight 3467 is operated by mesaba airlines, inc., the aircraft had departed london, ontario, for Detroit, MI. The crew declared an emergency, by the time the aircraft reached the final descent point the smoke had cleared. After the aircraft was on the ground the emergency was rescinded by the crew with ATC. After review of the affected part it appears that the part failed at an electrical contact point for the light fixture, causing the part to overheat. This resulted in the visible smoke in the cabin. The following information is for the affected part: page aerospace limited, lamp fixture, part number 0756-02-011, serial number 06-96, hunting part no 6500006.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3/23/99 AT 2358Z, N402XJ, A SAAB 340, SERIAL # 402 EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT 3467 IS OPERATED BY MESABA AIRLINES, INC., THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED LONDON, ONTARIO, FOR DETROIT, MI. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BY THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE FINAL DESCENT POINT THE SMOKE HAD CLEARED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND THE EMERGENCY WAS RESCINDED BY THE CREW WITH ATC. AFTER REVIEW OF THE AFFECTED PART IT APPEARS THAT THE PART FAILED AT AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT POINT FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURE, CAUSING THE PART TO OVERHEAT. THIS RESULTED IN THE VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR THE AFFECTED PART: PAGE AEROSPACE LIMITED, LAMP FIXTURE, PART NUMBER 0756-02-011, SERIAL NUMBER 06-96, HUNTING PART NO 6500006.