Category: Flight Incidents

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-02-16

STRONG HYD SMELL REPORTE D FROM FA DURING GEAR EXTENSION. VERIFIED STRONG HYDRAULIC SMELL IN FWD CABIN. NO SMELL NOTED IN MID OR AFT CABIN CONDITIONAL INSPECTION 05-51-50 HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ECRA 0500-01016 PERFORMED CONDITION INSPECTION, SMOKE/ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK/CABIN IN REFERENCE TO AMM 05-51-58-800-801-C3. AFTER RUNNING PACKS IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS WITH TRIM AIR ON AND OFF, RECIRC FANS ON AND OFF, TEMP SELECTORS COLD TO HOT, AND OFF BOTH APU AND E1 BLEED SOURCES, UNAB

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-02-16

AIRCRAFT 5005, FUME EVENT ON APPROACH AT 5,000 MSL “DIRTY SOCK” SMELL IN COCKPIT. WENT AWAY WITH QRH PROCEDURE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMPLETED AMDS WC 0550-2002. COMPLETED W/C 7100-2018 (442268). C/W STEP F. NO TROUBLE FOUND. C/W STEP G MCC WANTS LEVEL B DECONTAMINATION. C/W LEVEL B PER A321 AMM 21-00. C/W STEP H NO LEAK NOTED. C/W STEP I PER MCC HIGH POWER RUN C/W. (LP 9135004)

FAA SDR: QXEA smoke report on 2025-02-15

FLIGHT 2380. DURING ENGINE START, WE HAD AN APU FAIL WITH A LOUD BANG. SPARKS WERE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE APU, SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE #1 ENGINE, POWER WAS TEMPORARILY LOST THRU THE PLANE. RETURNED TO THE GATE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI OF APU AND #1 ENGINE NO DEFECTS FOUND. ATTEMPTED START OF APU, START FAILED. PERFORMED 2 STARTS OF #1 ENGINE NO DEFECTS OR SMOKE NOTED. APU PLACED ON MEL 49-00-00. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

FAA SDR: DALA fumes or odor report on 2025-02-15

AIRCRAFT 3087, ON ARRIVAL DESCENDING THROUGH 15000′ THE FO, CAPT AND FLIGHT LEADER SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR ON THE FLIGHT DECK AND FWD GALLEY. PILOTS DONNED 02 MASKS AND BEGAN SMOKE/FUMES QRH THROUGH VENT BLOWER/EXT OFF. FUMES DISAPPATED BY 7000′. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RAN ENG 2 AND APU BLEED AT SAME, GOT ODOR WHEN BOTH PACKS ON. C/W W/C 0550-2002 – FOUND 2 EA FIRST AID KITS @ L1 DOOR W/ AMMONIA ODOR. REPLACED FIRST AID KITS. INSP #1 AND #2 BLEEDS W/ BLACK LIGHT SV44 – NTF. RAN EN

FAA SDR: CALA fumes or odor report on 2025-02-15

APU OIL SMELL IN CABINPACKS RUNNING UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN INVESTIGATE AND CONTACT AIRCRAFT MAC METER INITIATED FOR WITH VENDOR ID MAC RELATED WORK ORDER 000000003129638 AND PRTR ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AT GATE WITH FLIGHT CREW AND WITH ENGINE BLEEDS, OIL SMELL DISSIPATED/ELIMINATED. APU BLEED SUPPLY DEFERRED UNDER MEL 3612A WITH LOCAL FBO. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AT GATE WITH FLIGHT CREW AND WITH ENGINE BLEEDS, OIL SMELL DISSIPATED/ELIMINATED. APU BLEED

FAA SDR: SWIA smoke report on 2025-02-14

ENGINE 1 HAD WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT WITH EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELL AS WE PULLED INTO THE GATE. THIS WAS NOTICED FROM A PAX (FLIGHT 3421 – FILED CLOSED) THIS DISCREPANCY WAS TRANSFERRED TO CAMP ITEM 29642646 WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION: “TROUBLESHOT PER GEMM 72-00-00, REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ENG FMU IAW GEMM 73-00-00. SEE CP 29642736-1 FOR LEAK CHECK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPENCY, OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. “

FAA SDR: YENA fumes or odor report on 2025-02-14

FLT#1752, SJU-TPA. ‘DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND FWD GALLEY AREA DURING DESCENT STARTING AROUND 12000 FEET; CHECKED APU NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK. COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015 SECTION B2. ACCOMPLISHED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION NO ODOR PRESENT WITH HP AIR GND A/C OK FOR SERVICE.’

FAA SDR: CWQA smoke report on 2025-02-14

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 4000 FEET SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, UPON BLEED AIR TRANSITION FROM APU TO ENGINES, CREW NOTICED SMOKE (NON-ELECTRICAL) IN COCKPIT COMING FROM LEFT SIDE A/C VENTS. CLIMB DISCONTINUED AND UPON SWITCHING FROM ENGINE BLEEDS BACK TO APU BLEED, SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION DIDN’T FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF OIL OR OTHER BLEED CONTAMINATION, HOWEVER SUSPECTED RESIDUAL CLEANI

FAA SDR: WX0A fumes or odor report on 2025-02-13

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) FAS AND FO REPORT SMELLING ODOR SIMILAR TO FIRTY SOCKS ON DESCENT / (RESOLVED ON W/O: 514043 TASKCARD: NR-00001 ) COMPLIED WITH T/C 21-000-002 , PHASE 2 FOR APU SMELL NO DEFECTS NOTED.