Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: J7SA fumes or odor report on 2025-05-18

DIVERTED DUE TO A TRIPPED CB LABELED “OVRHD” ON THE COCKPIT LIGHTS SECTION OF THE RH CB PANEL AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL REPORTEDLY COMING FROM BENEATH THE PILOT’S SEAT. CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH, WHICH APPEARED TO ISOLATE THE ISSUE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KCLT. TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE BACKSIDE OF THE RH CB PANEL AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF SHORTED WIRES. AFTER POWERING UP THE AIRCRAFT AND RESETTING THE “OVRHD” CB, TECHNICIAN OPERATED BOTH OVERHEAD LIGHTING DIMMER SW

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-04-16

SHIP 5011 GOT A DECENT OUT OF 13,000 FT NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR SMELL IN THE FLIGHT DECK – CONTINUED ALL THE WAY TILL TOUCH DOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: C/W MD LOG 0913482 AND ALL ODI PROCEDURES C/W. SEE LOGPAGE 0913482 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION (7150610)

FAA SDR: QMLA smoke report on 2025-06-08

SMOKE STARTED FILLING THE CABIN IN FLIGHT A COUPLE MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION. INSPECTED, REMOVED PARTIALLY MELTED AIR CONDITIONER BELT FROM COMPRESSOR. DEFERRED AIR CONDITIONING.

FAA SDR: SWIA fumes or odor report on 2025-05-18

STRONG BURNING SMELL DURING FLIGHT. NO SMOKE. NO INDICATION. FA COULD NOT SMELL IT. PARTIALLY DISSIPATED DURING FLIGHT THEN CAME BACK STRONGER. SMELL WENT AWAY DURING DECENT. REFERENCE AML 1607385, 1607510, 1607516 AND 1607525. (FLIGHT 5435) TROUBLESHOT BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT PER FIM 21-21-00. SEE AML# 1607620 FOR INSPECTION OF LH ENGINE COMPRESSOR SECTION BLADES AND VANES WITH BOROSCOPE FOR SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE AND OIL COKING. SEE AML# 1607623 FOR INSPECTION OF RH ENGI

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-04-30

OVEN 205 EXCESSIVE SMOKE PULLED CB. EMER DIVERT. FOUND BURNT FOOD IN OVEN AND OVEN WITH BURNT SPOTS. PERFORMED SMOKE/ODOR CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-26-800-801, FOUND BURNT FOOD IN FWD OVEN, RAN PACKS FOR 1 HOUR, NO ODOR IN THE CABIN. REF L/P 4680066 FOR RE-CRIC FILTERS. FORM 46.6020 SENT TO MX CONTROL. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD GALLEY OVEN REF AMM 25-34-00

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-04-16

FLT#2951, JFK-CUN. CABIN ODOR STARTING AT 10,000 IN DESCENT SLIGHT IN COCKPIT STRONG IN REAR CABIN CAUSING NAUSEA & STOMACH ACHE; COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015, SECTION B2. IDENTIFIED ODOR COMING FROM THE APU, FOUND OIL IN APU DOOR & PLENUM. DECONTAMINATION LEVEL JETBLUE LEVEL 1 WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A OIL IN APU PLENUM & DOOR. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

FAA SDR: GTIA fumes or odor report on 2025-06-07

STINKY SOCKS SMELL OBSERVED IN COCKPIT + CABIN BOTH PACKS TURNED OFF + SMELL DISSAPPATED. DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUMES: TEMPORARY, DIRTY SOCKS SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: CABIN AIR SUPPLY VENTS. MID CABIN, FWD CABIN, AFT CABIN, AND FLIGHT DECK. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.-PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. FOIND PROBLEM TO BE TYPE 10 EVENT, LEVEL A. PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A. R/R RECIRCULATION FILT

FAA SDR: CALA smoke report on 2025-04-29

CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN THE CABIN WHILE PACKS RUNNING WITH APU BLEED. APU OIL SERVICED 7QTS IN 10 DAYS. RAN APU AND CYCLED BLEED VALVE SEVERAL TIMES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SMOKE IN CABIN. APU WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 27, SO OIL CONSUMPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS APU. SUPERVISOR AND AVIONICS TECH DID NOTICE SMOKE AND OIL SMELL ON INITIAL CALL. OPENED APU COMPARTMENT DOORS. INSPECTED EXTERIOR OF APU. NO OIL LEAKS OBSERVED. NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS. CLOSED APU DOORS. SMOKE IN CABIN FORM 46

FAA SDR: AALA fumes or odor report on 2025-04-16

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MUSTY DIRTY SOCK ODOR NOTICED ON TAKEOFF. FOUND APU OIL OVERSERVICED BY 2.1 PINTS, REMOVED 2.1 PINTS FROM OVERSERVICED APU (AALA202504176485), PER AMM 12-13-31. REPLACED NUMBER 1 PACK FLEXIBLE SLEEVE (AALA202504170190) FORWARD OF CONDENSER WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, PER 21-51-12. CLEANED WATER INJECTOR NOZZLES (AALA202504175109), PER TSI 0113352.