Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-31

FLT#2709, JFK-SDQ. INFLIGHT CREW COMPLAINED OF ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN STARTING ON SHORT FINAL AND GETTING WORSE AFTER SHUTDOWN . APU NOT RUNNING AT START OF ODOR EVENT; AFTER SPEAKING TO FLT CREW, THEY CLARIFIED ODOR WAS NOTICE BY INFLIGHT AT GROUND WHEN TAXING TO GATE. PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW TSM 5-50-00-869-051-A, FOUND APU AT FAULT LEAKING OIL. DEFERED APU SEE LG PG. 4338735 ITEM 1. PERFORMED. LEVEL A ECS DECONTAMINATION TYPE 1. COMPLY WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015L.

FAA SDR: SIMA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-31

VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL IN ENTIRE CABIN AND COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT AT FL270. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RAN ENG 1/ENG 2/APU BLEEDS AND PACKS 1 AND 2 WITH CREW TO ISOLATE BURN SMELL. RAN EACH PACK BY ITSELF ON EACH BLEED SYSTEM SEPARATELY FOR 15 MIN EACH (45 MIN TOTAL FOR EACH PACK, 90 MIN TOTAL COMBINED) WITH N2 OF EACH ENGINE AT APPROX 82%. NO BURNING SMELL DETECTED AT ANY TIME BY EITHER THE FLIGHT CREW OR CMTX

FAA SDR: ASAA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-31

AFTER TAEKEOFF PASSING 4000′ FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN AFT CALLED TO REPORT AFT NO SMOKING SIGN FLICKERED AND WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. ALSO SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. GROUNDED – YES. UNABLE DUPLICATE THE DEFECTS PLASTIC BURNING ODOR THAT FLT ATT REPORTED. GVI NO DISCREPANCIES FROM BOTH LEFT & RIGHT SMOKING SIGN ASSY, AFTACP, AFT GALLEY BREAKER PANEL. AFT COFFEE + WARMER, COFFEE MAKERS, OVEN OPS TEST NORMAL. REPLACED 2 AFT SEAT BELT SIGN ASSY AND OPS TEST NORMAL AMM 33-25-00, AMM 2

FAA SDR: AALA smoke report on 2025-07-31

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AFTER GALLEY CHILLER POWER CYCLING ON AND OFF AND NOT COOLING; FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SUSPECTED SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL AND TURNED OFF CHILLER AND LEFT IT OFF. NO SMOKE OR PERSISTENT SMELL WAS REPORTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CHILLER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 25-34-53 WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-01

FUME EVENT ON TAKE OFF FROM SDQ – TOGA T/O APU ON OFF RWY 18. AT ABOUT LIFT OFF A STRONG FUEL FUME/OIL SMELL WAS EVIDENT. CLEAN A/C CONFIGURATION AND SHUT DOWN APU. ONCE APU BLEED WAS SWITCHED OFF FUMES DIMINISHED CREW OXYGEN (O2) MASK USE. FUMES DID NOT RETURN. O2 MASKS UNSTOWED. FOUND OIL PUDDLES IN BOTH ENGINE SPINNERS. REPLACED FAN SHAFT COVER SEALS, PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION LVL B OF THE BLEED DUCTS AND OF THE ECS IAW A320 AMM 36-11 AND 21-00. (LP 7552243, 1117611)

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-01

(LOG 7456172) AFTER PARKING FA’S IN REAR OF A/C REPORT AN EGG/SULFUR ODOR IN THE CABIN. PACKS WOULD NOT COOL BELOW 82 DURING FLIGHT. FLT ATTEND REPORTS NOTICED ODOR ON TAKEOFF + LANDING ONLY. CONFIRMED ODOR TO BE FROM LEFT RECIC FAN. R&R LEFT FAN. RAN ENGS TO PWR AND NO SMELL OR ODOR IN CABIN. A/C OK FOR SVC.

FAA SDR: AALA smoke warning report on 2025-08-01

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: MOMENTARY LAVATORY SMOKE WARNING ECAM AT CRUISE FL350. FLIGHT ATTENDANT COULD NOT IDENTIFY SOURCE OR ACTUAL SMOKE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MCDU TEST AND GROUND SCAN DETECTED NO FAULTS.

FAA SDR: NOKKIN fumes or odor report on 2025-08-14

WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL ENGINE MODEL FJ44-3A, SERIAL NUMBER 141761, FROM AIRCRAFT 525B-0362 (OK-KIN), WAS RETURNED TO THE REPAIR STATION FOR UNSCHEDULED REPAIR. AIRCRAFT OPERATOR’S ENGINEER REPORTED ELEVATED OIL CONSUMPTION OVER RECENT FLIGHTS AND ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM GRAZ AIRPORT (LOWG) IN AUSTRIA, HE STATED THAT THE FLIGHT-CREW REPORTED A BLEED ODOR AND VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE AIRCRAFT’S CABIN, RESULTING IN AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-15

SECOND HALF OF FLT NOTICED AN ACCRID OR SMELLY GYM SOCKS WITH PACKS ON. NO SMOKE PRESENT. PER CREW ODOR CONTINOUS WITH APU RUNNING & IN FLIGHT DECK, REF TSM 05-50-810-831-A. APU NEEDS INSPECTION IAW AMM 49-00-00-200-816. NOTED BY MAINT. NO PRIOR HISTORY. INSPECTED APU AREA IAW AMM 49-00-00-200-816. RAN BOTH PACKS ON HIGH FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ODOR. SATISFIED AND AMM REF 05-51-10-200-801-C1. R & R TWO RECIRCULATING FILTERS (4012HM , 4013HM) IAW AMM