What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft departed smo at 1905Z and climbed to FL370 cruise alt enroute to apa. Approx 15 minutes later a pax came forward and informed the PIC that there was smoke and fumes coming from the leather padding on the l/h cabin sidewall. PIC inspected and confirmed presence of smoke and fumes, then diverted to las with uneventful landing, aircraft taxied to parking and off loaded pax. Las fire dept personnel boarded aircraft and found carpet on l/h cabin sidewalll at the wing l/e root area scorched and the sidewall insulation with signs of overheat damage. Maint found torn/broken gasket at exit duct that routes bleed air to l/h wing for the deice system. Gasket was removed and replaced. System checked good. Maint submitted m or d.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SMO AT 1905Z AND CLIMBED TO FL370 CRUISE ALT ENROUTE TO APA. APPROX 15 MINUTES LATER A PAX CAME FORWARD AND INFORMED THE PIC THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND FUMES COMING FROM THE LEATHER PADDING ON THE L/H CABIN SIDEWALL. PIC INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED PRESENCE OF SMOKE AND FUMES, THEN DIVERTED TO LAS WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING, AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING AND OFF LOADED PAX. LAS FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL BOARDED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND CARPET ON L/H CABIN SIDEWALLL AT THE WING L/E ROOT AREA SCORCHED AND THE SIDEWALL INSULATION WITH SIGNS OF OVERHEAT DAMAGE. MAINT FOUND TORN/BROKEN GASKET AT EXIT DUCT THAT ROUTES BLEED AIR TO L/H WING FOR THE DEICE SYSTEM. GASKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. MAINT SUBMITTED M OR D.