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Regarding contaminated cabin air “wet sock” smell due to oil leak
Do any of you have experience with socalled oil “sniffers”, that can be used by maintenance when throubleshooting ?
This is for Airbus
Tom Sawyer
17th Jun 2023, 09:59
There was a requirement with GE90s a few years back to have a sniff test with a hand held device during engine oil servicing. Not sure if that device could be purposed for a cabin air check. Never had to use a device in the past for a cabin air check, just relied on a human sniff test and isolating each engine and APU bleed in turn to see if smell cleared. (A346 with RR T500)
NoTraps
21st Jun 2023, 08:40
I believe Pall who manufacture a lot of cabin air filters are developing an oil "sniffer" system. Portable and hard wired systems. Can detect and differentiate between oil, hydraulic etc
HOVIS
21st Jun 2023, 09:40
We definitely used to use a 'sniffer' to detect fuel in oil when servicing the engines. I can't remember which type. It was a bit hit and miss.