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Flex33
14th Jun 2008, 17:24
Todays Telegraph has an article concerning an incident aboard a BAe 146 & its crew becoming affected by fumes from the toilets. It would appear that formaldehyde was used to clean the toilets while the a/c was on maintenance. So is this a substance commonly used for a deep clean while on maintenance or is this chemical contained in the normal blue fluid we see every day?
If an engineer would be so kind to provide us with a detailed explanation. Thanks in advance.
Notso Fantastic
14th Jun 2008, 17:41
Blue fluid doesn't smell (much, if at all).
Flex33
16th Jun 2008, 08:55
Still no news on the use of formaldehyde.
But the following link describes the use of a deep clean product
http://www.mcgean-rohco.com/pdfs/datasheet/ceebee/DS25160.pdf
oversteer
16th Jun 2008, 09:57
The article was probably triggered by the AAIB report into G-JEBC
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/BAe%20146-300,%20G-JEBC%2006-08.pdf
The report details the way in which a low volume of formaldehyde probably went into the aircraft.
What is blue water exactly? Chemical formula's?
slapdash8
16th Jun 2008, 22:21
1 of 2 products will have been used to deep clean the toilet on G-JEBC. Honeybee76 (http://www.mcgean.com/pdfs/datasheet/ceebee/DS25176.PDF) is used during overhaul in workshops , and Aqua Kem Blue is used as a pre-charge prior to the aircrafts departure from c-check. Aqua kem blues manufacturer website describes it as so:
"AquaKem blue fluid is a formaldehyde based product whch is proven to be the most effective liquid chemical for re-circulating and fresh water toilets."
the aaib report (which i just read after writing all that) describes it all in clear detail
divinehover
17th Jun 2008, 08:10
In the future use a couple of Cokes to unblock a toilet. Pour it in, wait 30min. This normaly fixes day to day a/c toilet problems.