What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11 April, 2018, American eagle flight #3470 declared an emergency on approach to O'Hare international airport, des plaines, IL (kord).
The flight was from columbus Ohio (kcmh) to O'Hare (kord). This was the intended route of this flight and there was no diversion. The aircraft was a Bombardier CRJ-702ER, registration N527EA.
There was a third pilot in the jump seat, privacy data omitted who had already left before inspector privacy data omitted arrived.
The crew was on approach to ord when they smelled smoke in the cockpit. Bluish, oily smoke was coming out of the captain's side vent. The flight attendant also said she smelled smoke in the cabin. There was no smoke caution or warning alert in the flight deck. The crew donned their oxygen masks, declared an emergency, performed the appropriate checklists and continued the approach.
The crew shut down the aircraft on taxiway P3. The passengers disembarked the aircraft and were taken by bus to the terminal. There are no known injuries. The aircraft was then towed to G17.
The crew wrote this in the aircraft maintenance logbook. The aircraft was released to American eagle maintenance. 2
Maintenance is in the process of troubleshooting the problem. Currently maintenance has replaced the display unit fan, hydraulic actuator, and the 4th stage shut off valve.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11 APRIL, 2018, AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT #3470 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON APPROACH TO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DES PLAINES, IL (KORD).
THE FLIGHT WAS FROM COLUMBUS OHIO (KCMH) TO O'HARE (KORD). THIS WAS THE INTENDED ROUTE OF THIS FLIGHT AND THERE WAS NO DIVERSION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BOMBARDIER CRJ-702ER, REGISTRATION N527EA.
THERE WAS A THIRD PILOT IN THE JUMP SEAT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HAD ALREADY LEFT BEFORE INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED.
THE CREW WAS ON APPROACH TO ORD WHEN THEY SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. BLUISH, OILY SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAPTAIN'S SIDE VENT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ALSO SAID SHE SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE CAUTION OR WARNING ALERT IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THE CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH.
THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY P3. THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE TAKEN BY BUS TO THE TERMINAL. THERE ARE NO KNOWN INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO G17.
THE CREW WROTE THIS IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE. 2
MAINTENANCE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY MAINTENANCE HAS REPLACED THE DISPLAY UNIT FAN, HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, AND THE 4TH STAGE SHUT OFF VALVE.