What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During initial climbout at 1,000FT, crew received a lavatory smoke message. The flight attendant confirmed smoke in the cabin and the crew declared an emergency and returned to ord. The flight and cabin crew donned oxygen masks as a precautionary measure. The aircraft landed at ord without incident and was met on runway 32L by emergency equipment. The passengers were deplaned through the main cabin door and taken back to the terminal by bus. The estimated time to clear the aircraft of passengers is unknown. The o'hare fire department performed a thermal scan of the aircraft and found no hot spots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT AT 1,000FT, CREW RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD. THE FLIGHT AND CABIN CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS MET ON RUNWAY 32L BY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND TAKEN BACK TO THE TERMINAL BY BUS. THE ESTIMATED TIME TO CLEAR THE AIRCRAFT OF PASSENGERS IS UNKNOWN. THE O'HARE FIRE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED A THERMAL SCAN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO HOT SPOTS.
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