19990530015289I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-201 · Albany, NY · May 30, 1999

Date
May 30, 1999 · 06:49 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N233US
Reported as
Boeing 737201
People aboard
24
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During climb out from alb, smoke was noticed emitting from the overhead light in the forward galley. The crew returned to land at alb. The light was disabled and mel'd iaw MEL 33-2.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM ALB, SMOKE WAS NOTICED EMITTING FROM THE OVERHEAD LIGHT IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. THE CREW RETURNED TO LAND AT ALB. THE LIGHT WAS DISABLED AND MEL'D IAW MEL 33-2.