What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While at cruise, dfw to dca, with no prior warning or indication, a loud bang was heard and felt, followed by severe vibration of the #1 engine, and smoke in the cabin. The #1 engine was shut down, and the flight diverted to roa, landing without further engine. All passengers and crew deplaned through the main cabin door, with no injuries. Maintenance personnel found substantial FOD damage to the #1 engine, which required it to be replaced. The only apparent source of the FOD was an externally leaking foward lavatory, which probably resulted in "blue ice" accumulation breaking off the foward fuselage, and being ingested by the #1 engine. There was no other damage to the aircraft, and no evidence of anything else having been ingested by the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE AT CRUISE, DFW TO DCA, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATION, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND FELT, FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE #1 ENGINE, AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE #1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ROA, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER ENGINE. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, WITH NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND SUBSTANTIAL FOD DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE, WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE REPLACED. THE ONLY APPARENT SOURCE OF THE FOD WAS AN EXTERNALLY LEAKING FOWARD LAVATORY, WHICH PROBABLY RESULTED IN "BLUE ICE" ACCUMULATION BREAKING OFF THE FOWARD FUSELAGE, AND BEING INGESTED BY THE #1 ENGINE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING ELSE HAVING BEEN INGESTED BY THE ENGINE.
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