What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On Tuesday, may 2, 2000, during descent into Buffalo niagara international airport, the crew noticed the odor of electrical smoke in th cockpit. They declared an emergency, briefed the flight attendants and landed without incident. Flight 1840 then taxied to the gate and deplanned the passengers. Contract maintenance was summoned and found a burned wire running between the overhead light and the rheostat controlling the map light. Maintenance pulled and collared the c/b and removed the burned wire. The light was put on MEL-33-1, placard #683317. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2000, DURING DESCENT INTO BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE CREW NOTICED THE ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN TH COCKPIT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BRIEFED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FLIGHT 1840 THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANNED THE PASSENGERS. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS SUMMONED AND FOUND A BURNED WIRE RUNNING BETWEEN THE OVERHEAD LIGHT AND THE RHEOSTAT CONTROLLING THE MAP LIGHT. MAINTENANCE PULLED AND COLLARED THE C/B AND REMOVED THE BURNED WIRE. THE LIGHT WAS PUT ON MEL-33-1, PLACARD #683317. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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