Narrative:

Enclosed is a warning about the hazards of type rain repellent. My question is, what the heck are we doing with this stuff in the cockpit? Especially since it is a plastic see through container. There have been instances of this stuff leaking out. With all of the piddly little non-safety things that the FAA worries about, why don't they look at a genuine potential hazard like this stuff. Certainly there must be a way of making a less toxic alternative to this type repellent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CAPT'S COMPLAINT ABOUT A SPECIFIC TYPE OF RAIN REPELLANT THIS IS BEING CARRIED IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: ENCLOSED IS A WARNING ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF TYPE RAIN REPELLENT. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT THE HECK ARE WE DOING WITH THIS STUFF IN THE COCKPIT? ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A PLASTIC SEE THROUGH CONTAINER. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES OF THIS STUFF LEAKING OUT. WITH ALL OF THE PIDDLY LITTLE NON-SAFETY THINGS THAT THE FAA WORRIES ABOUT, WHY DON'T THEY LOOK AT A GENUINE POTENTIAL HAZARD LIKE THIS STUFF. CERTAINLY THERE MUST BE A WAY OF MAKING A LESS TOXIC ALTERNATIVE TO THIS TYPE REPELLENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.