What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 03/20/04 @ approx 1240PM, northwest airlines flt #1219 was pushed off of gate D-4. Both engines were started and the ground crew disconnected the tow bar and the nose steering pin and cleared the tractor from the aircraft. It was about 5 minutes later, when the push crew rushed back out to the aircraft, as the cockpit crew said they have smoke in the cockpit, cockpit and cabin filled with smoke. The aircraft power was shut down and, the aircraft was towed back to gate D-4, where the passengers and crew disembarked the aircraft. Maintenance personnel found the #1 bus tie contactor shorted causing some wiring insulation to melt. Maintenance personnel replaced the #1 bus tie contactor and repaired effective wiring in preparation for a ferry flight to duluth, MN. Investigation data forwarded to northwest cmo for follow up action. Injury summary not known by ASI.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/20/04 @ APPROX 1240PM, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLT #1219 WAS PUSHED OFF OF GATE D-4. BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AND THE GROUND CREW DISCONNECTED THE TOW BAR AND THE NOSE STEERING PIN AND CLEARED THE TRACTOR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, WHEN THE PUSH CREW RUSHED BACK OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT, AS THE COCKPIT CREW SAID THEY HAVE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT POWER WAS SHUT DOWN AND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO GATE D-4, WHERE THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE #1 BUS TIE CONTACTOR SHORTED CAUSING SOME WIRING INSULATION TO MELT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE #1 BUS TIE CONTACTOR AND REPAIRED EFFECTIVE WIRING IN PREPARATION FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO DULUTH, MN. INVESTIGATION DATA FORWARDED TO NORTHWEST CMO FOR FOLLOW UP ACTION. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.