What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 1/10/95 united airlines flight #818 bound from los angeles international airport to chicago o'hare airport developed a strong smell of smoke throughout the aircraft. The odor got steadily worse and a flight attendant in the back of the cabin saw smoke. The captain declared an emergency and diverted to Las Vegas mccarran airport. All passengers and flight crew departed through the airport jetway. There were no reported injuries. A Las Vegas maintenance mechanic with the aid of the cockpit crew isolated the cause of the fumes and smoke to the auxiliary power unit (APU). The aircraft was ferried to los angeles where the maintenance crew performed additional tests and maintenance to correct the problem. Approximately thirty passengers were checked by airport and local emergency medical teams. Six passengers and seven flight attendants were taken to local hospitals for additional checks and observations. All patients were released later that night. This report and investigation are closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 1/10/95 UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #818 BOUND FROM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT DEVELOPED A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE ODOR GOT STEADILY WORSE AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE BACK OF THE CABIN SAW SMOKE. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AIRPORT. ALL PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT CREW DEPARTED THROUGH THE AIRPORT JETWAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. A LAS VEGAS MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WITH THE AID OF THE COCKPIT CREW ISOLATED THE CAUSE OF THE FUMES AND SMOKE TO THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU). THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LOS ANGELES WHERE THE MAINTENANCE CREW PERFORMED ADDITIONAL TESTS AND MAINTENANCE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY PASSENGERS WERE CHECKED BY AIRPORT AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS. SIX PASSENGERS AND SEVEN FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR ADDITIONAL CHECKS AND OBSERVATIONS. ALL PATIENTS WERE RELEASED LATER THAT NIGHT. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.