aircraft components and nicotine/tar
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aircraft components and nicotine/tar
Can anyone provide me with any on-line sources of the effects of cigarette smoke on aircraft components.
Not so much now, but when smoking was the norm in passenger aircraft I well remember problems caused with nicotine/ tar etc. For instance nicotine restricting the pressure bungs where cable runs exit the pressurised cabin. Some instruments being clogged up, outflow valves.
I need to provide an on-line cite to prove to someone that these things can happen.
Thanks.
Not so much now, but when smoking was the norm in passenger aircraft I well remember problems caused with nicotine/ tar etc. For instance nicotine restricting the pressure bungs where cable runs exit the pressurised cabin. Some instruments being clogged up, outflow valves.
I need to provide an on-line cite to prove to someone that these things can happen.
Thanks.
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From: Alloway
In days pass when most of the passenders smoked we used to take the outflow valves out of all the a/c to clean them with industrial au de cologue it was like tar, and very hard to wash off.
Used to clean the instrument glasses as a film from smoke made the readings dark.
Used to clean the instrument glasses as a film from smoke made the readings dark.
