Toxic Fumes within Cabins - Sunday Night TV Show Ch7

[mannej]

Certainly the 146 had issues but I've never heard of the 757 having any issues.

According to google the 757's are in the same boat as the 146's. They seem to be the 2 dominant models when you search google on the topic. Not that I have any prior knowledge to pass judgement on the topic

 

[NM]

It also follows that the probability of any two jet engines failing is higher on a quad-engined aircraft than on a twin-engined aircraft.

Of course, I know which of the two aforementioned types of aircraft I would prefer to be on should two engines fail in flight ... all other things being equal :shock:

Ahh, but it gets more complex. If you have a situation of multiple engine failure, then there is a possibility that the events are linked and not random. If linked, then its likely to affect all engines.

Consider the case of fuel starvation or contamination being likely to affect all 4 hair driers on a 146 in a similar way to affecting both engines on a 737. Another example was BA9 over Indonesia flying through volcanic ash that affected all 4 engines.

 

[serfty]

... all other things being equal ...

 

[NYCguy]

Never really did understand why someone would design an aircraft with five APUs .

Along with the A340-200/300, the 146 only climbed because of the curvature of the Earth.

 

[mannej]

For information on the report I found on google, it is a telegraph article from May 2008.

Is cabin air making us sick? - Telegraph

 

[straitman]

According to google the 757's are in the same boat as the 146's. They seem to be the 2 dominant models when you search google on the topic. Not that I have any prior knowledge to pass judgement on the topic

Interesting results due to the family history of the 757. ie Close relative of 737 and 767 so why would the results be different :?:

 

[JohnK]

On some flights I have sensed that something was not quite right with what I was breathing but I have put that down to claustrophiba and hyperventilating rather than toxic air in the cabin.

Is the problem that serious? If the toxic air levels on some aircraft are that high wouldn't we have had people in hospital? Perhaps the effects cause more long term damage and require someone to be exposed to toxic air in cabins quite regularly.