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A maintenance technician reported becoming nauseated during ground testing of the tks system on a cessna 208.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1297300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Ice/Rain Protection System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During the testing of the tks system on aircraft I began to feel nauseated by the fumes from the fluid as well as a headache. I had this happen during the last time we ran testing on the tks system of another aircraft; this is twice now I have had these 2 symptoms due to exposure. [Suggest] a better way to ventilate the area (cargo pod) while working in the area to have air flow to allow fumes to move from the area. Proper respirators for this specific task along with the proper protective clothing to avoid exposure of the fluid on the skin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Technician reported becoming nauseated during ground testing of the TKS system on a Cessna 208.
Narrative: During the testing of the TKS system on aircraft I began to feel nauseated by the fumes from the fluid as well as a headache. I had this happen during the last time we ran testing on the TKS system of another aircraft; this is twice now I have had these 2 symptoms due to exposure. [Suggest] a better way to ventilate the area (cargo pod) while working in the area to have air flow to allow fumes to move from the area. Proper respirators for this specific task along with the proper protective clothing to avoid exposure of the fluid on the skin.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.