What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 28, 1994, at 1630 EST, a Boeing, B-737, N406US, flight 1418, operated by usair inc., after the cargo and passengers were unloaded, a quart of 1000-22 aircraft primer reducer from a gallon container was spilled in the aft cargo compartment. The flight crew reported having headaches and two flight attendants reported having nausea. Four baggage handlers that were taking the damaged package to the freight building were overcome by the fumes from the primer reducer. Syracuse city fire department hazardous material response team was at the site. They cleaned the rear cargo compartment and ensured that there were no residues or fumes in the cargo compartment, cockpit and cabin. The four baggage handlers and the five crew members were taken to different local hospitals. After their checkups, all were released the same day. The aircraft primer reducer was deteremined not to be harmful to aluminum. The aircraft was cleaned and released to usair. Security and certificate office were notified. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 28, 1994, AT 1630 EST, A BOEING, B-737, N406US, FLIGHT 1418, OPERATED BY USAIR INC., AFTER THE CARGO AND PASSENGERS WERE UNLOADED, A QUART OF 1000-22 AIRCRAFT PRIMER REDUCER FROM A GALLON CONTAINER WAS SPILLED IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED HAVING HEADACHES AND TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED HAVING NAUSEA. FOUR BAGGAGE HANDLERS THAT WERE TAKING THE DAMAGED PACKAGE TO THE FREIGHT BUILDING WERE OVERCOME BY THE FUMES FROM THE PRIMER REDUCER. SYRACUSE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE TEAM WAS AT THE SITE. THEY CLEANED THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT AND ENSURED THAT THERE WERE NO RESIDUES OR FUMES IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT, COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE FOUR BAGGAGE HANDLERS AND THE FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE TAKEN TO DIFFERENT LOCAL HOSPITALS. AFTER THEIR CHECKUPS, ALL WERE RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE AIRCRAFT PRIMER REDUCER WAS DETEREMINED NOT TO BE HARMFUL TO ALUMINUM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEANED AND RELEASED TO USAIR. SECURITY AND CERTIFICATE OFFICE WERE NOTIFIED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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