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Old 02-25-2018 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jcountry
It’s not wet socks.

It’s a neurotoxin from engine oil getting past the bearings and into the bleed air.

I think manufacturers are trying to come up with detection/mitigation systems. They need to. No telling how many crews have been messed up.

The shame of it is, something should have been done years ago. Boeing and Airbus and engine manufacturers have known about this for decades-and continued to stick with the “wet sock” BS
Do you have any external reference to point to on this for more information? I find this very intriguing. Happy for PMs if you’d prefer.
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