Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: AALA smoke warning report on 2025-06-16

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: SMOKE LAVATORY ECAM ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT FOR 1 SECOND. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE SDF 1 AND ADF 2 SMOKE WARNINGS REPORT ON ON THE MCDU WITH NO FAULTS NOTED, RESET SYSTEM PER AMM 26-17-00-710-001 AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED.

FAA SDR: AALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-12

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING DESCENT A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL BEGAN AROUND 10,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ADVISED THAT THEY ALSO SMELLED IT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE FORWARD CABIN, BUT NOT THE AFT CABIN. WE WERE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE SMOKE/AVIONIC SMOKE/FUMES QUICK REFERENCE CHECKLIST, BUT THE SMELL SEEMED TO DISSIPATE COMPLETELY AROUND 5,000 FEET. NOTHING FURTHER WAS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TASK CARD 2600021001 AND REPLACED AVEC FILTER PER AMM 21-26-43.

FAA SDR: GTIA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-12

AQE PACK 1 OIL SMELL ON DESCENT, QRH PROCEDURE FOR PACK 1 COMPLIED WITH SMELL DISSIPATED. DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUMES: PERSISTENT, OIL/OIL BURNING SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: CABIN AIR SUPPLY VENTS. FLIGHT DECK, FWD CABIN/GALLEY (LAV), MID CABIN, AND AFT CABIN/GALLEY (LAV). NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.–

FAA SDR: FDEA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-12

ON DEPARTURE, PASSING FL190, SPARKS CAME OUT OF OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FUMES. LOST LT PFD & MFD, LT FMC, LT GPS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO OUR DEPARTURE. AFTER CREW DEBRIEF FOUND 4 C/B’S POPPED. P6-3 CAPT PRIM INSTR BUSS OD 5AMP. P6-3 115 VAC BUS L XFR 20AMP. P5 ALT BUS B 5AMP. P5 AURAL WARN SPKR RT 2.5 AMP. ALSO RECEIVED EICAS MSG CABIN ALT AUTO 1&2, COMPARATOR BITE, LT ENG PROBE HEAT, & CAPT INST XFR. FOUND MAIN CARGO SMOKE DETECTION

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-11

FLT#1770, GYE-JFK. FUMES SIMILAR TO PINE NEEDLES NOTICED BY F1 AND F2 ON FINAL DESCENT INTO JFK; COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015, SECTION A. ISOLATED FAULT TO TYPE 10 CABIN ODOR. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS AND SEEPAGE, RAN PACKS TO VERIFY ODOR, NO ODOR DETECTED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-085-B/TSM 05-50-00-810-085-D. A/C IS OK FOR SVC. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS FROM APU.

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-08-11

HUNG START ON NUMBER 1 ENGINE AFTER STARTER CUT OUT. STRONG FUEL ODOR IN FLTDECK AFTER CRANK CLASS 3 FUEL DEPULSE ACTIVATED 1. LEADS TO TSM 80-00-00-810-819-A. ENG START INITIAL TO IDLE SPEED TOOK 2 PLUS MINUTES ON 2 STARTS. ODOR OF FUEL SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK UPON EACH SHUT DOWN. TROUBLESHOOT PER TSM 80-00-00-810-819-A REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW A AND B EXCITER PLUGS. ACCOMPLISHED 2 ENGINE STARTS ON IGNITION SYSTEM A AND B. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS AMM 74-21-41.

FAA SDR: N750Z fumes or odor report on 2025-08-10

ABOUT 1/2 WAY THRU THE FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. NO VISUAL JUST A SMELL. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE SMELL WENT AWAY. CREW COMPLETED FLIGHT TO ORIGINAL DESTINATION. ONCE TRANSFERRED TO POTOMAC APPROACH, APPROACH DECLARED EMERGENCY. CREW NOTIFIED THEM THAT THEY HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES.

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

VENT EXTRACT FAULT AIRBORNE WITH ASSOCIATED ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. INSPECTED EXTRACT FAN, NO DAMAGE TO WIRING FOUND, FAN I SIEZED, DEFERRD EXTRACT FAN PER MEL 2126W. INSPECTED EXTRACT FAN, NO DAMAGE TO WIRING FOUND, FAN SIEZED, DEFERRED EXTRACT FAN PER MEL 2126W. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXTRACT FAN AS PER AMM 21-26-51, OPS CHECKED GOOD NO LEAKS NOTED. PLACARDS REMOVED, ITEM CLOSED.