What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 6/19/2006, expressjet flight 2075 enroute from buffalo to newark started an initial descent when approximately 25NM south of Albany, NY the pilots began to smell a burning odor and saw smoke coming from the bottom of #2 windscreen. The captain deselected the windshield 1 and 2 heat and the smoke stopped. The crew continued to run emergency procedures from the quick reference handbook, section 11. The crew notified ATC of the condition and requested a vector to Albany airport (alb). An uneventful landing was made on runway 19 and the aircraft taxied to the gate for normal passenger deplaning. Maintenance investigated the causes of the smoke and found the #2 windscreen electrical terminal block charded with damage to the wire and terminal. A maintenance team was dispatched to the aircraft to replace the #2 windscreen. This matter closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 6/19/2006, EXPRESSJET FLIGHT 2075 ENROUTE FROM BUFFALO TO NEWARK STARTED AN INITIAL DESCENT WHEN APPROXIMATELY 25NM SOUTH OF ALBANY, NY THE PILOTS BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF #2 WINDSCREEN. THE CAPTAIN DESELECTED THE WINDSHIELD 1 AND 2 HEAT AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE CREW CONTINUED TO RUN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FROM THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, SECTION 11. THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC OF THE CONDITION AND REQUESTED A VECTOR TO ALBANY AIRPORT (ALB). AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 19 AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE FOR NORMAL PASSENGER DEPLANING. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE CAUSES OF THE SMOKE AND FOUND THE #2 WINDSCREEN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL BLOCK CHARDED WITH DAMAGE TO THE WIRE AND TERMINAL. A MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT TO REPLACE THE #2 WINDSCREEN. THIS MATTER CLOSED.