What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during descent into iad, united express flight 6532 declared an in-flight emergency due to smoke smell in the cabin. Aircraft landed at iad without further incident, no reported injuries to passengers or crew. Flight crew reported that there was no visible smoke or fire, only an electrical smell coming from one of the passengers gasper valves. Once the valve was closed, the smell dissipated. Maintenance performed an inspection, and ran engines, but could not duplicate the problem. Aircraft was released and approved for return to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING DESCENT INTO IAD, UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 6532 DECLARED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, NO REPORTED INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FIRE, ONLY AN ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM ONE OF THE PASSENGERS GASPER VALVES. ONCE THE VALVE WAS CLOSED, THE SMELL DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION, AND RAN ENGINES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
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