What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crew reported electrical smoke in cockpit, requested f/a check for odor in cabin, f/a confirmed odor and that odors were in forward area of cabin near cockpit. Cockpit started to fill with a haze, crew donned smoke and O2 masks. Crew declared an emergency and requested alternate airport. Aircraft diverted to kunv where aircraft passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs. No injuries to pax or crew. Chdo was notified, aircraft maintenance replaced adu, IC-600 and inspected electrical relay panels under cockpit side windows. This inspector noticed evidence of water running into area of avioinics compartment from both cockpit side windows, weather was snow mixed with rain at the time. Information forwarded to chdo, aircraft was being repositioned to maintenance facility for further inspection.
As the FAA filed it
CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT, REQUESTED F/A CHECK FOR ODOR IN CABIN, F/A CONFIRMED ODOR AND THAT ODORS WERE IN FORWARD AREA OF CABIN NEAR COCKPIT. COCKPIT STARTED TO FILL WITH A HAZE, CREW DONNED SMOKE AND O2 MASKS. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED ALTERNATE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KUNV WHERE AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE EVACUATED VIA AIRSTAIRS. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. CHDO WAS NOTIFIED, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE REPLACED ADU, IC-600 AND INSPECTED ELECTRICAL RELAY PANELS UNDER COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS. THIS INSPECTOR NOTICED EVIDENCE OF WATER RUNNING INTO AREA OF AVIOINICS COMPARTMENT FROM BOTH COCKPIT SIDE WINDOWS, WEATHER WAS SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE TIME. INFORMATION FORWARDED TO CHDO, AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.
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