Fume Events
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It'll be ok. Senior captain told me it was just the sock getting moldy. /sarcasm
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Mods - please move to an appropriate forum. This isn't it.
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Maybe you should copy and paste this into your home forum (the Mesa forum). I got fumed a ton when I was at that dumpster fire. “It’s just moldy pack filters” the captains said. Yeah...ok...they are only moldy only when I pull the thrust levers to idle on descent?
#7
I’m saying it’s general so should not be in any specific airlines forum. Interesting trivia the packs on the crj 900 are the very same packs as on the airbus. I still think the thread should be moved.
#8
The danger is in the pyrolized oil. Every entity knows there is a serious health problem with exposure, yet none will take responsibility. These fumes are the equivalent chemically to chemical weapons. The neurological damages are numerous. Air crew are not covered by OSHA oversight. As far as I know, Spirit is the only American airline that has a very specific checklist for fumes. Many times fume events happen after an engine wash because corners are cut. Ask me how I know.
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The danger is in the pyrolized oil. Every entity knows there is a serious health problem with exposure, yet none will take responsibility. These fumes are the equivalent chemically to chemical weapons. The neurological damages are numerous. Air crew are not covered by OSHA oversight. As far as I know, Spirit is the only American airline that has a very specific checklist for fumes. Many times fume events happen after an engine wash because corners are cut. Ask me how I know.
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Also for you Guppy pilots, watch the A & B hydraulic systems for over-servicing. That can be a potential source of a fine event. They had a tendency at SWA to not follow the MX manual and only fill it to 96% but instead to over 100%.
I write it up. Some mechanics get ****ed off at me (don’t care) while others get ****ed off at the mechanic who over-serviced it. One bad fume event was more than enough for me.
I write it up. Some mechanics get ****ed off at me (don’t care) while others get ****ed off at the mechanic who over-serviced it. One bad fume event was more than enough for me.
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