What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 01/18/2007, At 1137E, piedmont airlines flight 4339, a DHC-8-311, diverted to cho and landed on runway 21 after reporting an electrical fire in the cockpit. The flight departed from philadelphia airport, pa and was enroute to roanoke, VA when the incident occurred. The flight crew reported the fire extinguished while in flight when they turned off the windshield heat. The first officer's windshield cracked during the incident. The cho ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without further incident or injuries. The windshield and windshield heat controller was replaced. Repairs were made to the aircraft wiring. The removed components have been quarantined until the manufacturer inspects them to determine the origin and cause of the failure. The chdo is working with the air carrier on this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 01/18/2007, AT 1137E, PIEDMONT AIRLINES FLIGHT 4339, A DHC-8-311, DIVERTED TO CHO AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AFTER REPORTING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT, PA AND WAS ENROUTE TO ROANOKE, VA WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WHILE IN FLIGHT WHEN THEY TURNED OFF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CHO ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURIES. THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT WIRING. THE REMOVED COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTS THEM TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CHDO IS WORKING WITH THE AIR CARRIER ON THIS INCIDENT.