What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on April 10, 1997, at 1745 CST a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88, N701ME declared an emergency and returned to mitchel field after experiencing failure of the left engine. The flight crew, cabin crew and 112 passengers received no injuries and the aircraft received no damage. The aircraft was being operated as a commercial flight by midwest express airlines inc., under 14 CFR part 121 when the incident occurred. The flight originated in Milwaukee, WI at 1745 CST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The flight crew requested priority handling, the emergency vehicles were called out and an overweight landing was made without incident. Turbine failure of the left engine originating at the second stage turbine area. Follow up of the cause will be done by the chdo pending engine tear down and inspection.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 10, 1997, AT 1745 CST A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-88, N701ME DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MITCHEL FIELD AFTER EXPERIENCING FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW, CABIN CREW AND 112 PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BY MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES INC., UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MILWAUKEE, WI AT 1745 CST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING, THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE CALLED OUT AND AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. TURBINE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE ORIGINATING AT THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE AREA. FOLLOW UP OF THE CAUSE WILL BE DONE BY THE CHDO PENDING ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION.