What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/11/2009 @ 1655Z, an Embraer 145LR aircraft departed cvg to phl. On the climb-out at FL 210, the pilot reported a possible lightning strike and requested a priority return to cvg. The pilot's windshield had been cracked (spiderwebbed), and the crew did smell an odor on the flightdeck, and then the pilot declared an emergency. The aircraft landed back at cvg without incident. The pilot reported the odor had dissipated very quickly after the crew noticed it and the fire department at cvg did not notice any fumes, odor's, or smoke in the aircraft. The mechanics at cvg replaced the pilot's windshield and it had a shorted temp sensor lead. The mechanics inspection of the aircraft showed no signs of a lightning strike or any other defect. The air carrier will be sending their chdo a service difficulty report.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/11/2009 @ 1655Z, AN EMBRAER 145LR AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CVG TO PHL. ON THE CLIMB-OUT AT FL 210, THE PILOT REPORTED A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE AND REQUESTED A PRIORITY RETURN TO CVG. THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN CRACKED (SPIDERWEBBED), AND THE CREW DID SMELL AN ODOR ON THE FLIGHTDECK, AND THEN THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK AT CVG WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ODOR HAD DISSIPATED VERY QUICKLY AFTER THE CREW NOTICED IT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT CVG DID NOT NOTICE ANY FUMES, ODOR'S, OR SMOKE IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANICS AT CVG REPLACED THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD AND IT HAD A SHORTED TEMP SENSOR LEAD. THE MECHANICS INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO SIGNS OF A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR ANY OTHER DEFECT. THE AIR CARRIER WILL BE SENDING THEIR CHDO A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT.