TAP A20N at Madrid on Oct 14th 2025, fumes in cockpit and cabin

Last Update: October 14, 2025 / 18:51:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TP-1023

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TVL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200N, registration CS-TVL performing flight TP-1023 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Lisbon (Portugal), was climbing out of Madrid's runway 36L when the crew donned their oxygen masks, stopped the climb at FL160 reporting fumes in cockpit and forward galley and cabin and decided to return to Madrid. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 32L about 25 minutes after departure.

Maintenance determined oil contamination in the left hand engine (LEAP), cleaned the contamination, performed an engine run and returned the aircraft to service.

The aircraft departed again and reached Lisbon with a delay of about 6:20 hours, but has remained on the ground in Lisbon since (for 5 hours).
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TP-1023

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TVL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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