320 Fume events
01-05-2026 | 08:45 AM
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01-05-2026 | 08:55 AM
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It is an industry trend and a known problem. Airbus has been working on it for a while, new aircraft have hardware designed to prevent it. Some older ones are getting retrofitted.
01-05-2026 | 08:59 AM
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01-05-2026 | 10:30 AM
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It's my understanding that most of these are driven by either overfilled oil or hydraulic fluids. AA had a pretty big push on this a few years ago that resulting in some actions being taken to curb the events.
Also, we are all breathing fumes at low concentrations as seals are never 100% perfect especially at higher pressures. Some oil and hydraulic fluid is always getting atomized into the pack air we breathe.
I read a study on ALS and pilots were like the #2 or #3 profession to get it, it's a terrible disease. Truck drivers as well. Something about the diesel particulate in the exhaust. An increase of ~50% from the baseline.
Also, we are all breathing fumes at low concentrations as seals are never 100% perfect especially at higher pressures. Some oil and hydraulic fluid is always getting atomized into the pack air we breathe.
I read a study on ALS and pilots were like the #2 or #3 profession to get it, it's a terrible disease. Truck drivers as well. Something about the diesel particulate in the exhaust. An increase of ~50% from the baseline.
01-05-2026 | 11:17 AM
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It's my understanding that most of these are driven by either overfilled oil or hydraulic fluids. AA had a pretty big push on this a few years ago that resulting in some actions being taken to curb the events.
Also, we are all breathing fumes at low concentrations as seals are never 100% perfect especially at higher pressures. Some oil and hydraulic fluid is always getting atomized into the pack air we breathe.
I read a study on ALS and pilots were like the #2 or #3 profession to get it, it's a terrible disease. Truck drivers as well. Something about the diesel particulate in the exhaust. An increase of ~50% from the baseline.
Also, we are all breathing fumes at low concentrations as seals are never 100% perfect especially at higher pressures. Some oil and hydraulic fluid is always getting atomized into the pack air we breathe.
I read a study on ALS and pilots were like the #2 or #3 profession to get it, it's a terrible disease. Truck drivers as well. Something about the diesel particulate in the exhaust. An increase of ~50% from the baseline.
What about the 787?
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