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C-208 pilot reported donning the full face oxygen mask to reduce the fumes from the tks anti-ice system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1307237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDV.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Ice/Rain Protection System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
In cruise at 11;000 ft in IMC. Pilot turned on tks anti-ice system; and noted typical chemical odor associated with tks fluid operation (hazmat) and noted tks exposure symptoms per the msds. Pilot completed flight with full face oxygen mask.well known standard problem with aircraft tks system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C-208 pilot reported donning the full face oxygen mask to reduce the fumes from the TKS anti-ice system.
Narrative: In cruise at 11;000 ft in IMC. Pilot turned on TKS anti-ice system; and noted typical chemical odor associated with TKS fluid operation (Hazmat) and noted TKS exposure symptoms per the MSDS. Pilot completed flight with full face oxygen mask.Well known standard problem with aircraft TKS system.
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.