What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on aug 1, 1997 flight 4070 was enroute from ind to ord. When the crew detected a chlorine smell and smoke in the cockpit. The flight declared an emergency and diverted to Lafayette, IN airport. The a/c landed with-out incident. Maintenance ground ran a/c and inspected avionics racks and found no defects. Could not duplicate chlorine smell but did detect electrical smoke and smell from #1 recirculation fan. Issued MEL and a/c was returned to service. Maintenance replaced #1 recirculation fan and removed MEL.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUG 1, 1997 FLIGHT 4070 WAS ENROUTE FROM IND TO ORD. WHEN THE CREW DETECTED A CHLORINE SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LAFAYETTE, IN AIRPORT. THE A/C LANDED WITH-OUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN A/C AND INSPECTED AVIONICS RACKS AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE CHLORINE SMELL BUT DID DETECT ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND SMELL FROM #1 RECIRCULATION FAN. ISSUED MEL AND A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED #1 RECIRCULATION FAN AND REMOVED MEL.
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