AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND INTO ORD DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT AFTER TAKEOFF ENROUTE TO ORD FLT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THAT DURING TAXI OUT & TAKEOFF THEY SMELLED FUMES BUT THE ODOR DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE FEELING LIGHTHEADED & THAT THEY HAD A COUPLE OF PAX FEELING LIGHT HEADED. THE FLT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT NOTICE ANY ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT ORD & TAXIED TO GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MX PERFORMED SMOKE, ODOR, FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001, & REPORTED NO ODORS DETECTED WHILE RUNNING ENGS & APU. MX COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC PART THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED REPORTED ODOR.
| Incident date | January 31, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Airline | AALA |
| Aircraft | AIRBUS A319115 |
| Registration | N8030F |
| Affected area | Cockpit |
| Event type | Fumes or Odor |
| Verification | Official |
Sources
- FAA SDR: AALA fumes or odor report on 2026-01-31 (external.apic4e.faa.gov)
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