What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while being vectored for an approach to runway 32L at Chicago o'Hare airport, flight attendant reported to flight crew that they smelled a burning odor in the mid cabin area. The captain told the fa to find the source of the odor and keep the flight crew advised. The flight attendants removed the fire extinguishers from their brackets but they never used them. The flight crew declared an emergency and landed uneventfully. Crash and fire rescue were standing by. An actual fire was never detected. The odor dissipated after landing. American airlines maintenance inspected all aircraft systems and could not find any defects. They performed a "packs burn out" on both engines and did not detect any abnormal odor.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32L AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO FLIGHT CREW THAT THEY SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE MID CABIN AREA. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE FA TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR AND KEEP THE FLIGHT CREW ADVISED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REMOVED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THEIR BRACKETS BUT THEY NEVER USED THEM. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE WERE STANDING BY. AN ACTUAL FIRE WAS NEVER DETECTED. THE ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER LANDING. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS. THEY PERFORMED A "PACKS BURN OUT" ON BOTH ENGINES AND DID NOT DETECT ANY ABNORMAL ODOR.
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