Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: SWAA fire report on 2025-08-27

RAMP TOWER REPORTED POSSIBLE TAIL PIPE FIRE LT ENGINE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATION IN COCKPIT, ON TAXI OUT WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING GROUND CONTROL REPORTS TAIL PIPE FLAME AS ACFT APPROACHED TAXIWAY LIMA. CREW SUCH DOWN ENGINE AFTER RECEIVING REPORT. ADDED OIL AFTER ENGINE RUN TO BOTH ENGINES. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE FOR DAMAGE; BURNS, OR LEAKS. NOTHING NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED EEC BITE CHECK, NO FAULTS OR FAULT HISTORY. RAN ENGINE FOR 5 MINUTES; ENGINE OPS NORMAL. ALL WORK ACC

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-24

FLT#1233, MCO-SJU. “DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE INFLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG ODOR/SMELL OF STINKY CHEESE/DIRTY SOCKS . REPORT FROM FWD GALLEY TO ROW 4. MODERATE INTENSITY LEVEL2. FOM POLICY COMPLIED WITH AND CALLS TO DISPATCH AND MX. IRRITATING NOSE SMELLS; ACCOMPLISHED INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015L, SECTION B2. IDENTIFIED ODOR LEVEL 2 COMING FROM APU. DECONTAMONATION LEVEL B WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831A. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SVC. R/R RECIRCULATION FILTERS REF AMM 21

FAA SDR: WX0A fumes or odor report on 2025-10-24

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) CHEMICAL / DIRTY SOCK ODOR REPORTED ROWS 23 TO AFT GALLEY. COMPLIED WITH QRH. ODOR DISSIPATED WITH PACK 2 OFF BUT RETURNED DURING DESCENT THEN DISSIPATED AGAIN. SMOKE / ODER REPORT COMPLETED / PERFORMED LEVEL 2 IAW TASK CARD 21-000-002. CHECKS GOOD. THIS CLEARS M313 MDDR 221413. PER TC A32X-21-000-002 M313 REQUIRED TO C/W TC A32X-21-000-003 WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS. TASK CARD 21-000-003 C/W M313 CREATED TO COMPLY WITH TASK CARD 05-000-011 BETWEEN 5 AND

FAA SDR: CNMA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-27

ON CLIMB AT 5000 FEET R RECIRC FAN EICAS. AT 6500 FEET LOUD BAND AND YAW AND R RECIRC FAN EICAS EXTINGUISHED. WE HAD A BURNING SMELL, ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. VIBRATION ON DECENT BUT ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. OIL SMELL BACK OF CABIN AFTER SHUTDOWN

FAA SDR: SWAA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-24

ON ROTATION BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN; SMELL DISSIPATED IN COCKPIT BUT REMAINED IN CABIN ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. SMELL RETURNED IN CABIN ON APPROACH. PER AMM 05-51-56-201-MAX (SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN – MAINTENANCE PRACTICES (CONDITIONAL INSPECTION) PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-00-00-810-830. NO FUMES NOTED IN THE CABIN. ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT RECRCULATION AIR FILTER IAW AMM 21-25-01.

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-09-21

ON TAKE OFF AND CLIMB, ACFT REPORTED BLACK SMOKE FROM RT ENG. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. CREW REPORTED THAT ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS OIL QTY, PRESSURE & TEMPS NORMAL, NO STS / EICAS MSG. NO ODOR / SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK OR CABIN. CURRENTLY NO AHM FAULTS. INSPECTED ENG NR 2 FOR OIL LEAKS IAW FIM 71-08 TASK 819. NO LEAKS NOTICE ACFT OKAY TO CONTINUE.

FAA SDR: HYIA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-08

PILOT REPORTED THE AUXILIARY CABIN FAN SWITCH FELT HOT WITH A BURNING SMELL AND NOTED SPARKS. COMPANY MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A BURNT WIRE TERMINAL. THE TERMINAL WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

FAA SDR: AALA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-24

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: PASSING THROUGH 10K FT, SMELLED AN OILY MUSTY ODOR, AFTER LANDING & AT THE GATE THE ODOR INTENSIFIED. APU TURNED ON AFTER LANDING & ODOR OF OIL/MUSK INCREASED MORE. AFTER OPENING DOOR, ODOR DISSIPATED, BUT REMAINED AFTER DOOR REMAINED OPEN. CLEANING CREW & GATE AGENT ALSO SMELLED DIRTY OIL/SOCK ODOR AFTER BOARDING. MAINT FOUND APU OIL COOLING FAN WAS LEAKING OIL & REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-52-51. MAINT FOUND APU GEABOX VENT LINE HAD EVIDENCE OF COKING

FAA SDR: AALA fumes or odor report on 2025-10-08

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: POSSIBLE FUME EVENT TOWARDS REAR OF AC ONLY ON INITIAL CLIMB THEN AGAIN ON IDLE DESCENT, NEVER ON GROUND AFT FA DETECTED ACRID EXHAUST TYPE ODOR.DESCRIBED AS SMELLY FEET AND METALLIC. NOT DETECTED WHILE ONGROUND AIR OR APU BLEED. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR SDR AALA202510129316**(CLOSED) MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED W/C 26L00021001, APU WAS THE SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED APU OIL DRAIN PLUG IAW AMM 24-23-51.