What was found
FUME - DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO A STRONG ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. POSSIBLE SOURCE OF SMELL WAS DE-ICING FLUID IN THE APU INLET, BUT THE SMELL COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION. (LP 8068890, 1382926)
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2026
- Submitted
- January 5, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N118DY
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 10140
- Aircraft time
- 15,603 hours, 6,673 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.