Category: Flight Incidents

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

ODOR SMELLED THROUGH 18K ON DESCENT. DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUME: TEMPORARY, DIRTY SOCKS/MUSTRY DRY SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: UNKNOWN. FLIGHT DECK AND FWD CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.-PERFORMED CHRONIC ODOR EVENT TROUBLESHOOTING AND CLEANING PER TASKCARD TI 2100-2004. REF L/P 3559279-2

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

BURNING SMELL COMING FROM AFT GALLEY. NO SMOKE SEEN BUT FUMES A RE STRONG RAN ALL AFT GALLEY APPLIANCES (COFFEEMAKER, OVENS, WARMERS). RAN APU WITH BOTH PACKS ON HIGH. NO SMELL DETECTED. INSPECTED AFT CARGO PIT AND APU COMPARTMENT. NO SMELL DETECTED. FA’S REPORT ODOR IN AFT GALLEY AFTER AC WAS AT GATE, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND APU SHUT DOWN. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 21-00 TASK 830 WITH BOTH ENGINE AND APU RUNNING. RAN L AND R PACKS SYSTEM, BLEED AIR SYSTEM, HYD SYSTEMS,AND ALL GALLEY APP

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

FLT#1406, SDQ-MCO. “AFTER LANDING WE CHANGED OVER TO APU BLEED ON TAXIWAY. WE NOTICED A BURNING OIL SMELL UPON DOOR, INFLIGHT MONITORED THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE CABIN AS WELL; COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015-L SECTION B2. IDENTIFY ODOR SOURCE TO BE THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND OIL COOLER FAN LEAKING. DECONTAMINATION LEVEL B WAS PERFORMED NO SMELL NOTED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-085–B. APU WILL BE PLACED ON MEL SEE LOG # 4530254.”

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

FUMES – RETURNED TO MSP DUE TO FUMES IN THE FLIGHT DECK. CONFIRMED THAT FLUID LEAKING FROM SEVERAL BOXES OF FISH THAT WERE LOADED IN THE FORWARD CARGO AS THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. CLEANED CONTAMINATED AREA AND REPLACED CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FILTERS. (LP 7787562)

Iberia A330-300 Makes A Return To Madrid

Monday November 10th, 2025 The second incident of the day involved an Iberia Airbus A330-300 (EC-LUX), which was performing flight IB381 from Madrid Barajas Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico. It was climbing out of Madrid’s runway 36L when the crew stopped the climb at 5,000 feet after reporting a strong odor of smoke in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Madrid safely, but the flight was subsequently canceled, and the aircraft remains grounded

FAA SDR: N6WA smoke report on 2025-08-27

SMOKE IN FLIGHT DECK FROM F/O’S WINDSHIELD. INSPECTED AND FOUND RH WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BLOCK IS LOOSE AND CAUSED THE SMOKE. NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD EXCEPT THE TERMINAL BLOCK FOR THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. DEACTIVATED AND DEFERRED RH WINDSHIELD HEAT ON OCN 70093628 PER MEL 30-41-01A CAT C. AUTH. BY MXC. NO FURTHER SMOKE OR DEFECTS NOTED.

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-09-19

FLT#552, MCO-BOS. “FUMES EVENT STRONG NASTY SOCK/OIL SMELL 6000′ DESCENT -ISOLATE PROCEDURE PACK 1 OFF HELPED; COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015,SECTION A,ISOLATED FAULT TO APU COOLING FAN LEAK.R+R APU COOLING FAN,PERFORMED LEVEL B/C DECONTAMINATION PROCESS OF THE ECS.NO ODOR PRESENT AT THIS TIME.

FAA SDR: AALA smoke report on 2025-10-08

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: ON TAKEOFF HIT A BIRD WITH THE NR 1 ENG THEN ENCOUNTERED A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN FLT DECK. ACRT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO & LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. DURING INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO NR 1 ENG BLADE PLATFORM & BIRD EVIDENCE INGESTION ON RT ENG. ACCOMPLISHED BIRDSTRIKE INSPECTION PER J/C#09L5007, JC#09L40072008 INSPECTION OF CONFIRMED BIRD INGESTION ON ENG NR 1. R & R OUTLET GUIDE VANE PLATFORM 6 (AALA202510093573), PLATFORM

FAA SDR: BAGA smoke report on 2025-08-26

CHEMICAL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY, INTERMITTENTLY IN THE CABIN WHILE IN FLIGHT FROM LAS-CAK. RAN THE REAR GALLEY FAN, NO OUT OF ORDANARY SMELL NOTED. AFTER MOVING THE REAR LEFT FA SEAT, NOTED SMELL CAME BACK. AFTER INSPECTING AREA, FOUND KROIL WAS RECENTLY USED FOR A SQUEAKY SEAT. CONFIRMED THIS WAS CAUSE OF CHEMICAL SMELL IN CABIN. CLEANED UP AFFECTED AREA AS REQUIRED. NO MORE SMELLS NOTED. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. NO ONBOARD MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED FOR PAX OR CREW ME