Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: M3XA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-20

PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOR A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ACFT THE MECHANIC FOUND A RELAY WITH SIGNS OF HIGH HEAT. MECHANIC REPLACED RELAY PN 389FXAXC1-24D. FUNCTION CHECK OK WITH NO FURTHER SMELL

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-24

SMOKE/FUMES SMELLED ON FLIGHT DECK AND IN FORWARD GALLEY.FWD EQ EXH FAN STATUS MESSAGE. CREW AND FA’S AT FORWARD GALLEY SMELL ELECTRICAL ACRID SMELL ON AND OFF WITH AN ASSOCIATED VIBRATION AT RIGHT FORWARD GALLEY FLOOR. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-56, FOUND P6-4 C/B H21 POPPED, FWD EQUIPT COOLING EXT FAN. FAN IDENTIFIED AS SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED FAN PER AMM 21-58-06, OPS CKS COMPLETED. NO ADDITIONAL ODOR NOTICED.

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-09-13

FLT#172, FLL-LGA. CABIN CREW REPORTED FUMES DURING DESCENT IN ROWS 10-15. SMELL OF CHEMICALS OR DIRTY SOCKS; COMPLIED WITH INO NOTICE 2017-T015, ACCOMPLISHED ECS DECONTAMINATION AND REPLACED HEPA FILTERS AND OZONE FILTERS, REF PAGE 4527976 AND 4527977. A/C OK FOR CONT SVC. LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-19

FLT#1454, SJU-FLL. “FA’S REPORT ELECTRICAL ODOR DURING LANDING AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE (FWD GALLEY); INSPECTED L & R AVIONICS COMPT, INSPECTED FLT DECK CB’S, GALLEYS’ CB’S, COFFEEMAKERS, WITH NO ODOR PRESENT. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 24-00-00-810-823-1 WITH NO 30 DAY HISTORY. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.)

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-24

PFD FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF STRONG BURNING ODOR FROM CAPT PFD UPON ARRIVAL & AFTER TAKEOFF CAPTS PFD WENT OUT THEN STARTED FLICKERING & A BURNING SMELL OCCURED. NO OTHER ECAM MSGS OR OTHER FAULTS NOTICED. CAPT TURNED OFF DISPLAY & SMELL CEASED, NO OTHER ISSUES EXPIERENCED. MX TURNED DISPLAY BACK ON & AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN OR SO DU FLICKERED & WENT OUT & BURNING ODOR OCCURED. TURNED DISPLAY OFF. REMOVED DU & FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING OR BURNING AT EITHER UNIT OR ACFT SIDE CONNECTOR

FAA SDR: N383SA fire report on 2025-09-12

DURING A PLANNED FLIGHT FROM FORT WORTH MEACHAM (KFTW) TO KENOSHA, WI (KENW), THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-46-310P MALIBU EXPERIENCED A FUEL SYSTEM ANOMALY. APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT AT FL230, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE INDICATED FUEL QUANTITY DECREASING THREE TIMES FASTER THAN THE FUEL TOTALIZER SHOWED. SUSPECTING A LEAK, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO AURORA, IL (KARR) TO REMAIN CLEAR OF CHICAGO CLASS B AIRSPACE. DURING DESCENT, FUEL GAUGES SHOWED CRITICALLY LOW QUANTITIES. AN EM

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-07-19

AIRCRAFT 5075, AT GATE AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN STRONG FUME SCENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING ON APU BLEED. SHUT OFF BLEED WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF NOTICING THE SMELL. COMPLETED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ECS) PER WORKCARD 2100-2007. (LP 7458663)

FAA SDR: SWIA smoke report on 2025-08-23

SMOKE/EXHAUST OBSERVED COMING FROM #1 ENGINE TAIL PIPE BY GROUND CREW BEFORE PUSH BACK. FLUID IS NOW LEAKING FROM BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COWLING. (FLIGHT 4888 – FILED CLOSED)REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ENGINE FUEL METERING UNIT AND GASKET IN REFERENCE TO ERJ 175 AMM 73-21-03. PERFORMED NECESSARY TESTS AFTER LH ENGINE FUEL METERING UNIT REPLACEMENT IN REFERENCE TO ERJ 175 GEMM 72-00-00-700-802. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IN REFERENCE TO ERJ 175 AMM 71-00-01.

FAA SDR: N282SD fire report on 2025-09-12

THE CREW CAME OUT FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT, STARTED THE AIRCRAFT JUST FINE AND IDLED ON DECK FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON TAKE OFF THE #1 INVERTER SWITCH TURNED ITSELF OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST AUTOPILOT. WHEN THE INVERTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED BACK TO ON THAT IS WHEN THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE WITH A CLEAR BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED IN THIS ENTIRE EVOLUTION. NO FLAMES WERE SEEN BUT CLEARLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE. PILOT SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND LANDED