ON FIRST ENGINE START ATTEMPT ON LEFT ENGINE WITH ENGINE START IGNITER IN NO. 2 POSITION. NO ENGINE VALVE LIGHT WITH NO RISE IN EGT. ABORTED START WITH CHECKLIST FUMES DETECTED IN CABIN. SECOND START WITH IGNITORS IN BOTH WAS GOOD BUT WITH MORE FUMES IN CABIN THAT CAUSED PASSENGERS TO BECOME ILL. PER CREW DEBRIEFING, CREW STATED ON NR 1 ENGINE START NO LIGHT OFF, PERFORMED DRY MOTOR RUN FOR 1 MIN AND THEN WENT FOR A SECOND START ATTEMPT ON BOTH WITH LIGHT OFF HAPPENING. FF DURING FIRST START WAS NORMAL AT 0.6 NO RECORD OF FF DURING SECOND START. F/A THEN PASSENGERS AT MID CABIN TO AFT CABIN THEN COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ODOR AFTER START WITH PACKS SELECTED ON. UPON ARRIVAL TO A/C FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED AT MAIN CABIN DOOR. SMOKE AND ODOR FORM REFERENCE EGC LOG PAGE 8627807 FOR FINDINGS OF ENGINE START ISSUES AND REFERENCE LOG PAGE 8624409 FOR FUMES/SMOKE IN CABIN FINDINGS. LP 8627807: FOUND SPACER OF IGNITERS PLUGS TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUGS PER AMM 74-21-02. TOP IGNITER INSTALLED, BOTTOM IGNITER REQUIRES NEW SPACER COMING FROM DIFFERENT STATION AND INSTALLATION. REQUIRES TEST 74-00-00-705-012-N00. CHECK WIRING AND CONNECTORS AS SPECIFIED ON EACH BLOCK 21 AND 22 OF THE FIM. /ESCPP JESUS INSTALLED BOTTOM IGNITER PER AMM AMM 74-21-02. PERFORMED ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM AUDIBLE PER AMM 74-00-00. TEST PASSED .
| Incident date | April 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Airline | CALA |
| Flight | NR1 |
| Aircraft | BOEING 7673CB |
| Registration | N684UA |
| Affected area | Engine |
| Event type | Fumes or Odor |
| Verification | Official |
Sources
- FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2026-04-20 (external.apic4e.faa.gov)
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