Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: CWQA smoke report on 2025-11-13

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF DURING INITIAL CLIMB, CREW NOTICED BLUE SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMING FROM LEFT SIDE. CREW DONNED MASKS/GOGGLES AND STARTED IMMEDIATE RETURN TO AIRPORT, AFTER POWER REDUCED SMOKE STOPPED. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND EVIDENCE OF APU LEAKING COMPRESSOR SEAL AS EVIDENCED BY THE OIL/SOOT/COKING ON THE COMPRESSOR BLADES. APU PLACED ON MEL AND SCHEDULED FOR COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL REPLACEMEN

FAA SDR: AALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-31

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS AIRCRAFT LEFT AFT JUMPSEAT HAS A LEAKING LIQUID THATSMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGSACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 08L00021001 AND 08L10038003. DURING GALLEY FLOOR INSPECTION FOUND BOTH AFT DOOR SILLS CLOGGED AND BACKING UP EMITTING FOUL ODOR. REMOVE AND REPLACED OF AFT SILL DRAIN FLOAT VALVE (AALA202509025536). DURING SOAK PROCEDURE FOUND THAT FORWARD DRAIN SILLS WERE ALSO CLOGGED. ALSO, REMOVED AND AND REPALCED FORWARD SILL DRAIN FLOAT VALVE (A

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-13

FA’S REPORTED DIRTY SOCK/MUSTY SMELL ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN FROM TOP OF DESCENT TO TOUCH DOWN. NOTHING DETECTED IN COCKPIT. FOUND INTAKE AREA CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND EVIDENCE COMING FROM COMPRESSOR. APU TO BE REPLACED. (LP 7781906, 7781907)

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-20

SHIP 3236 ON TAXI IN AFTER APU BLEED SELECTED ON, EXPERIENCED MUSTY GYM SOC SMELL. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE OIL CONTAMINATION IN BLEED SYSTEM SMOKE & FUMES QUESTIONAIRE COMPLETED ELECTRICALLY. REF LOG 1091553 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION NO OIL CONTAMINATION FOUND . NO ODORS DETECTED APU AREA DRY A/C OK FOR SVC. (LP: 7443538)

FAA SDR: SWIA smoke report on 2025-08-31

STRONG SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC IN THE FLIGHT DECK. THE SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING WHEN THE RECIRCULATION FAN WAS TURNED ON. TROUBLESHOT TO RECIRC FAN 1. STRONG SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC IN THE FLIGHT DECK. SMELL OVERWHELMING WHEN THE RECIRCULATION FAN TURNED ON (FLIGHT 5238) TROUBLESHOT PER FIM 21-20-00. FOUND NO ABNORMAL SMELLS EXCEPT FOR WHEN RECIRC FAN 1 WAS ON. DEFERRED RECIRC FAN 1 PER MEL 21-24-1A. MX ACTIONS COMPLIED WITH. PLACARDS INSTALLED. PERFORMED FIM 21-20-00-810-801-A I

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-13

FLT#190, SAN-JFK. “INFLIGHT ADVISED REACHING TO GATE OF AN ODOR EVENT DESCENDING THROUGH 20,000 FT PLATIC BURNING DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN AFT JUMPSEAT. ALSO SMELLED IN ROW 8 JUMOSEAT BUT TO LESSER EXTENT ROW 8 ADVISED ODOR AS WELL BUT MORE FAINT; PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION. CHANGED RECIRCULATION FILTERS AS PRECAUTION . NO ODOR NOTED IN CABIN IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A. A/C GOOD FOR CONT SVC . C/W INFO NOTICE 2017-T015L. FOUND FCU DRAIN MASK LEAKING . AS PER AMM 49-00-00-20

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-11-13

DIRTY SOCK/OIL ODOR IN FLT DECK AFTER GEARDOWN ON FINAL APPROACH. PERFORM AMM 05-50-00-810-831-A IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSE FOR CABIN ODOR, SMOKE OR FUME, AND TSM TASK 71-00-00-810-801-A SMOKE AND/OR OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN DUE TO AN ENGINE LEAKAGE. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, FOUND THROTTLE VALVE LEAKING HYD FLUID. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 71-00-00-810-801-A ON ENG 1 & 2 WITH NO DIRTY SOCK/ OIL SMELL AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS WITH ENGINES SUPPLING RESPECTIVE BLEEDS. NO ODOR

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-06-02

PAX IN ROW 26 SMELLED HYDRAULIC FLUID WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IN REF WITH APPLICABLE STEPS OF AMM 05-51-26-800-801-C1. RAN BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, VERIFIED NO ACTIVE LEAKS IN WHEEL WELL OR ON BOTH MLG AT THIS TIME. RAN BOTH PACKS AND VERIFIED NO ODOR OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN CABIN. HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY FOR BOTH SYSTEMS ARE WELL WITHIN SERVICABLE LIMITS AT THIS TIME.

FAA SDR: WX0A fumes or odor report on 2025-07-20

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) DURING CRUISE, FL 340, AFT FA’S REPORTED SOUR MILK SMELL AT LEAST 4 TIMES DURING CRZ. W/ EYE IRRIATITION. LOCATION L2 DOOR / REF WO# 526976 NRC 22814-1 FOR REPLACEMENT OF APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT DUE TO PHASE 2 ODOR EVENT TASK CARD. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED GVI OF ENG FOR OIL LEAKS NO SIGNIFICANT LEAKS FOUND IAW AMM 12-13-79-610-002-A. NOTICED OIL CAP O-RING SLIGHLY WORN & LOOSE. REPLACED O-RING IAW AMM 79-11-10-300-003-A. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. OIL