OK… this is turning into a Presidential Candidate Debate and I like to end mine with these closing statements;
Three words… Context, Perspective and Reality.
1. Statements, such as Professor Abou Donia’s comment here, although correct in itself, are often taken out of its context…
2. We are exposed to various levels of toxins in our everyday lives, such as chemicals used in pesticides, mercury levels found in fish, my example of Coca Cola etc., but all things should be considered in perspective! It has been concluded that “at the dosage required for neurotoxicity, it would be virtually impossible for a person to absorb or ingest enough jet engine oil in the normal workplace (or in an aircraft) to cause such toxicity.”
3. The reality is that there are equally many scientific studies, supported by the NTSB and other independent universities, indicating there should be no significant toxicity concerns from potential exposure situations in aircraft due to the TCP present in synthetic turbine oils. These studies were also published in the UK and Australia. Now we can argue these facts all day long… and go nowhere!
It sounds to me that you are on some sort of crusade with your own airline to either correct a maintenance culture issue, or correct an inherent design issue with a particular aircraft type you are operating, such as the BAe 146, but this does not mean we all are traveling through the same “DEAD ZONE” so to speak...
Dag