What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After departure at 2117 a bad smell was noticed in the cabin of hnaa flight 4242 by passengers and the fa, shortly after, hyd fluid (skydrol) leaked into the cabin and onto 5 passengers. At approximately 1000 feet AGL, the crew declared an emergency and returned to rwy 36L at clt. Aircraft was met by first responders privacy data omitted of the clt fire department) at the E-14 taxiway where pax were cared for. As verified by mechanic privacy data omitted the #2 hyd system gear up line cracked (1/2 inch) at a 90 degree bend point. This caused the hyd fluid to leak out behind the paneling pour through the psu onto 5 pax. SDR was filed on 4/29/2007 for N907HA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE AT 2117 A BAD SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN OF HNAA FLIGHT 4242 BY PASSENGERS AND THE FA, SHORTLY AFTER, HYD FLUID (SKYDROL) LEAKED INTO THE CABIN AND ONTO 5 PASSENGERS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO RWY 36L AT CLT. AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY FIRST RESPONDERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE CLT FIRE DEPARTMENT) AT THE E-14 TAXIWAY WHERE PAX WERE CARED FOR. AS VERIFIED BY MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE #2 HYD SYSTEM GEAR UP LINE CRACKED (1/2 INCH) AT A 90 DEGREE BEND POINT. THIS CAUSED THE HYD FLUID TO LEAK OUT BEHIND THE PANELING POUR THROUGH THE PSU ONTO 5 PAX. SDR WAS FILED ON 4/29/2007 FOR N907HA.