What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while departing from Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC the control tower noticed fire in the one engine. The crew was informed and declared an emergency. He then returned back to gso and landed without incident. The aircraft then taxied onto usair maintenance hangar for further investigation. It was later found that something internally had failed on the pratt and whitney model JT8D-9A, s/n P674229B, engine, and that the casing was cracked all around the diameter of the g flange. The engine will be sent to usair maintenance facility at pittsburgh, pa for a complete tear down. Also, no injuries were reported to the crew members.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE DEPARTING FROM PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GREENSBORO, NC THE CONTROL TOWER NOTICED FIRE IN THE ONE ENGINE. THE CREW WAS INFORMED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE THEN RETURNED BACK TO GSO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED ONTO USAIR MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT SOMETHING INTERNALLY HAD FAILED ON THE PRATT AND WHITNEY MODEL JT8D-9A, S/N P674229B, ENGINE, AND THAT THE CASING WAS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE DIAMETER OF THE G FLANGE. THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT TO USAIR MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT PITTSBURGH, PA FOR A COMPLETE TEAR DOWN. ALSO, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO THE CREW MEMBERS.