What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After takeoff, and climbing through about 6000 ft, the flight crew noticed a vibration of undetermined origin. As the aircraft continued climbing, a passenger notified a flight attendant of the possible damage to the right engine fan cowling. The delay in notification was due to the dark, night conditions. The flight attendant used an emergency flashlight to illuminate the damaged area and notified the flight crew. The first officer entered the cain and identified the problem as a separation of the cowling from the right engine. When the first officer returned to the crew compartment, the aircraft was nearly at an altitude of 20,000FT. The flight crew returned to Philadelphia International Airport and made an uneventful no-flap landing. The throttles were retarded at approximately 200FT above the ground and reverse thrust was applied. Large pieces of the cowling were discovered closer to the takeoff end of runway 27L.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, AND CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 6000 FT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A VIBRATION OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED CLIMBING, A PASSENGER NOTIFIED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT OF THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE FAN COWLING. THE DELAY IN NOTIFICATION WAS DUE TO THE DARK, NIGHT CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT USED AN EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE DAMAGED AREA AND NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT CREW. THE FIRST OFFICER ENTERED THE CAIN AND IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A SEPARATION OF THE COWLING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. WHEN THE FIRST OFFICER RETURNED TO THE CREW COMPARTMENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 20,000FT. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL NO-FLAP LANDING. THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND REVERSE THRUST WAS APPLIED. LARGE PIECES OF THE COWLING WERE DISCOVERED CLOSER TO THE TAKEOFF END OF RUNWAY 27L.
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