What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at 16:45 pm Saturday 9 dec 95. United flight 1684 hit an eight foot high snow bank while taxiing on taxiway "sierra". The number two engine ingested snow and was shut down. Passengers were off loaded by conventional means on the taxiway and bussed to the terminal. No injuries were reported. Subsequent inspection by united airlines showed damage to the first stage fan and the fan was replaced. The aircraft was ferried to united airlines maintenance in chicago for further inspection on dec 13, 1995. United airlines used correct maintenance procedures during their inspections at Bradley field. Taxiway lines were not visible at the time of the incident. Snow bank was in the taxiway. NOTAM of caution was issued and broadcast to the crew of flight 1684. Visibility was poor at time of incident. Snow was piled on taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT 16:45 PM SATURDAY 9 DEC 95. UNITED FLIGHT 1684 HIT AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH SNOW BANK WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY "SIERRA". THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE INGESTED SNOW AND WAS SHUT DOWN. PASSENGERS WERE OFF LOADED BY CONVENTIONAL MEANS ON THE TAXIWAY AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY UNITED AIRLINES SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE FIRST STAGE FAN AND THE FAN WAS REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE IN CHICAGO FOR FURTHER INSPECTION ON DEC 13, 1995. UNITED AIRLINES USED CORRECT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES DURING THEIR INSPECTIONS AT BRADLEY FIELD. TAXIWAY LINES WERE NOT VISIBLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. SNOW BANK WAS IN THE TAXIWAY. NOTAM OF CAUTION WAS ISSUED AND BROADCAST TO THE CREW OF FLIGHT 1684. VISIBILITY WAS POOR AT TIME OF INCIDENT. SNOW WAS PILED ON TAXIWAY.
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