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A C208 pilot activated the tks anti-ice system during light icing inflight and donned his oxygen mask after detecting a subtle odor and developing a headache. During post flight a clean cloth cockpit wipe down revealed a significant residue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1163202 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aerofoil Ice System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
While enroute encountered light ice. Turned on new tks fluid anti ice system. Noticed subtle odor in cockpit. 20 minutes later pilot had headache. Pilot put on full face oxygen mask to complete flight. Upon landing pilot noticed hands and manuals were sticky. Headache disappeared one hour after exiting aircraft. Aircraft cockpit was later wiped down with new white cloth. Cloth showed significant residue on entire new cockpit panel. Symptoms matched tks fluid exposure on msds data.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C208 pilot activated the TKS anti-ice system during light icing inflight and donned his oxygen mask after detecting a subtle odor and developing a headache. During post flight a clean cloth cockpit wipe down revealed a significant residue.
Narrative: While enroute encountered light ice. Turned on new TKS fluid anti ice system. Noticed subtle odor in cockpit. 20 minutes later pilot had headache. Pilot put on full face oxygen mask to complete flight. Upon landing pilot noticed hands and manuals were sticky. Headache disappeared one hour after exiting aircraft. Aircraft cockpit was later wiped down with new white cloth. Cloth showed significant residue on entire new cockpit panel. Symptoms matched TKS fluid exposure on MSDS data.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.