What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 18, 2026, privacy data omitted, operating passenger revenue flight privacy data omitted, from ewr to pbi returned to ewr after departure due to a number 1 engine stall (no in-flight shut down). Initial reports indicate after the aircraft stopped, there was visible smoke in the cockpit and cabin and the crew initiated an evacuation utilizing the door slides, prompting temporary closure of the airport. The aircraft was subsequently inspected and found to have a faulty number 1 engine. The engine was replaced and aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 18, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATING PASSENGER REVENUE FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FROM EWR TO PBI RETURNED TO EWR AFTER DEPARTURE DUE TO A NUMBER 1 ENGINE STALL (NO IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN). INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AND THE CREW INITIATED AN EVACUATION UTILIZING THE DOOR SLIDES, PROMPTING TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY NUMBER 1 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.