What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)During taxi for take off on runway 28C, passengers in aft cabin started to complain about smoke and fumes. Flight crew elected to evacuate aircraft. Three passengers had minor injuries. Aircraft was towed to ramp after slides were removed. Maintenance personnel troubleshoot and determined there was fluid leaking from a lose fitting on the thrust reverser isolation valve. Fitting was tightened and system were cleaned and serviced. A new L1 side was installed. Aircraft was ferried to atlanta, ga for the remainder of the slides to be installed. Aircraft was returned to service later that day.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING TAXI FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 28C, PASSENGERS IN AFT CABIN STARTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SMOKE AND FUMES. FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT. THREE PASSENGERS HAD MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO RAMP AFTER SLIDES WERE REMOVED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOOT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM A LOSE FITTING ON THE THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE. FITTING WAS TIGHTENED AND SYSTEM WERE CLEANED AND SERVICED. A NEW L1 SIDE WAS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATLANTA, GA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SLIDES TO BE INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE LATER THAT DAY.
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