Engine Oil Mist News Today

All right. airline safety always a big concern. most people think about airline safety as far as taking care of the planes, making sure theyre up to snuff. well, some of the risks associated with flying actually start with the air you breathe on the plane. >> how clear is that air? allan chernoff tests the air quality on one particular plane. >> reporter: could the air on board your next flight be toxic? ventilation air comes through the engine. so an oil leak can result in engine oil mist conta...

Result in engine oil mist containing neurotoxins to seep into the cabin. im turning the air monitor on. for 90 minutes its going to sample the air. toxins in the air would lead residue on surfaces of the cabin. so im swabbing here to bring samples back to the laboratory so we can determine if, indeed, there have been any toxins in the air here. >> lets have a look. >> toxicologist chris van netten has studied air on board airplanes for years. van netten places the air filter and alcohol swabs in...

Engine oil mist to enter the cabin. >> there was a little bit of oil that seeped into that system, and thats what caused -- it vaporizes and thats what caused the symptoms of the passengers. >> reporter: how coulding in oil mist enter the air on board a plane? well, half of the air were breathing in the cabin comes through the jet engines. its called bleed air because it bleeds off of the engines and then travels through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. engine o...

Attendants to suffer severe health issues. january 16th, ambulances meet us airways flight 1041 arriving in charlotte from st. thomas. eight passengers received medical treatment, and seven crew members are rushed to the hospital after complaining of headaches and breathing problems. neither the pilots nor flight attendants would speak with cnn for fear of losing their jobs, but judith moreowski, president of the union members, has been talking. >> headaches and disorientation, and dizziness and...

Serious health problems. january 116th, ambulances meet 1041 arriving in charlotte. eight passengers receive medical treatment. seven crew members are rushed to the hospital after complaining of headaches and breathing problems. neither the pilot nor flight attendants would speak with cnn. judith has been talking with her union members. >> headaches, confusion, disorientation, dizziness and nausea, some of the symptoms they described. >> reporter: u.s. airways tells cnn there was a leak on a sea...

>> reporter: how could engine oil mist enter the air on board a plane? well, half of the air we are breathing in the cabin comes through the jet engines. it is called bleed air, because it bleeds off of the engines and then travels through the wings and into the cabin where it mixes with recirculated air. engine oil contains a toxin that can cause neurological damage. terry williams who is a flight attendant for another airline says that is what happened to her after being exposed to a fume of n...

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