What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Air charter, LLC a commuter airline flight number 1401 departed isla grande airport (sig) at 11:45Z/7:45AM, with eight passengers on board a Britten Norman BN2-A26 aircraft bound for antonio rivera rodriguez airport (vqs), puerto rico. The pilot in command, privacy data omitted reported that immediately after takeoff, the overhead passengers fasten seat belt sign cover began smoking with fumes and the smell of electrical fire. The PIC declared an emergency and initiated a landing on runway 9 without incident. The aircraft taxied back to the terminal on its own power.
As the FAA filed it
AIR CHARTER, LLC A COMMUTER AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER 1401 DEPARTED ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT (SIG) AT 11:45Z/7:45AM, WITH EIGHT PASSENGERS ON BOARD A BRITTEN NORMAN BN2-A26 AIRCRAFT BOUND FOR ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ AIRPORT (VQS), PUERTO RICO.THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE OVERHEAD PASSENGERS FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN COVER BEGAN SMOKING WITH FUMES AND THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE TERMINAL ON ITS OWN POWER.
Other reports on N906GD · 2
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