What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed rdu at approximately 1100 hours (edst). During climb a foul oil smell filled the cockpit and cabin. As the aircraft continued to climb the odor worsened and the crew elected to declare an emergency and return to rdu. The aircraft landed on runway 23 right and turned off onto the taxiway. An emergency evacuation was accomplished by 3 crew members and 29 passengers. One of the 29 passengers suffered a broken leg during the evacuation process. Per privacy data omitted (American eagle safety supervisor), passengers are evacuated using the "sit and jump" procedure. In accordance with order 8020.11B, the following information is provided to satisfy the requirements of the air transportation division AFS-200 and forwarded within 10 work days of the occurrence. Captain privacy data omitted initiated the evacuation. The evacuation began with the main cabin door (forward cabin left), and when the injured passenger blocked the egress process from that door, the evacuation switched to the catering door (forward cabin right). No malfunction of any equipment or exits occurred. The estimated total time it took to evacuate the aircraft was 60 seconds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RDU AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS (EDST). DURING CLIMB A FOUL OIL SMELL FILLED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB THE ODOR WORSENED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO RDU. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 RIGHT AND TURNED OFF ONTO THE TAXIWAY. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY 3 CREW MEMBERS AND 29 PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE 29 PASSENGERS SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG DURING THE EVACUATION PROCESS. PER ^PRIVACY DATA O^ (AMERICAN EAGLE SAFETY SUPERVISOR), PASSENGERS ARE EVACUATED USING THE "SIT AND JUMP" PROCEDURE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDER 8020.11B, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AIR TRANSPORTATION DIVISION AFS-200 AND FORWARDED WITHIN 10 WORK DAYS OF THE OCCURRENCE. CAPTAIN ^PRIVACY DATA ^ INITIATED THE EVACUATION. THE EVACUATION BEGAN WITH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR (FORWARD CABIN LEFT), AND WHEN THE INJURED PASSENGER BLOCKED THE EGRESS PROCESS FROM THAT DOOR, THE EVACUATION SWITCHED TO THE CATERING DOOR (FORWARD CABIN RIGHT). NO MALFUNCTION OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR EXITS OCCURRED. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME IT TOOK TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS 60 SECONDS.
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