What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Received general aviation incident report from zla for N234SV a Lear 25-D. Aircraft is operated by valley services of sun vally Idaho. Aircraft departed the vny airport and was cleared to climb to FL 280. At 27,500 the circuit breaker for the right essential buss and the buss tie breaker popped. The crew lost communications and the instruments on the co-pilot side. The crew referenced the checklist and reset the breakers as per the manual. About 30 seconds later the breakers failed a second time so the crew elected to return to Van Nuys. Crew activated the emergency power system and made a normal approach and landing at vny without further incident. Elapsed time from first failure to landing was 12 minutes. 07/17/2001 co-pilot reported that maintenance crew found loose wires in the main electrical panel. The wires were tightened up and the aircraft was test flown with no discrepancies noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RECEIVED GENERAL AVIATION INCIDENT REPORT FROM ZLA FOR N234SV A LEAR 25-D. AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY VALLEY SERVICES OF SUN VALLY IDAHO. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE VNY AIRPORT AND WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB TO FL 280. AT 27,500 THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE RIGHT ESSENTIAL BUSS AND THE BUSS TIE BREAKER POPPED. THE CREW LOST COMMUNICATIONS AND THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE CO-PILOT SIDE. THE CREW REFERENCED THE CHECKLIST AND RESET THE BREAKERS AS PER THE MANUAL. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE BREAKERS FAILED A SECOND TIME SO THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO VAN NUYS. CREW ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM AND MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AT VNY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ELAPSED TIME FROM FIRST FAILURE TO LANDING WAS 12 MINUTES. 07/17/2001 CO-PILOT REPORTED THAT MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND LOOSE WIRES IN THE MAIN ELECTRICAL PANEL. THE WIRES WERE TIGHTENED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.