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I used work on these things and I’ve never known of any to “burn up”. The sock that you are referring to is called a “coalescer” and it stays wet from separating water. I just don’t see how a wet coalescer sock could possibly burn. They do get nasty and make the plane smell awful but I don’t recall anything in the maintenance manual that indicates any problems with them burning or causing carbon monoxide. Mx is required to change them at required inspections intervals but we all know that’s not enough to keep the funky smell out.I'll bet a water separator sock was burning up. People smell these things stinkng all the time, and mx never actually fixes or replaces them.
donned their oxygen masks while climbing through FL290 out of Minneapolis and reported that they were both feeling "different" sounding focussed on the task of flying the airplane but with great difficulty. They decided to divert to Grand Rapids,MI, where the controller cleared them to land on any runway of their choice. Later they reported they both got numb feet and numb toes, felt light headed and had trouble thinking.
Airport officials reported, they found traces of carbon monoxide in the cockpit air. The pilots recovered quickly and are fine again. None of the passengers or cabin crew was affected.
Last time that happened to me, it was the Que Bueno spicy chorizo and cheese mixing with the last nights spicy chicken wings and Budwiser, it was like mustard gas only more corrosive, the seat cushion was declared HazMat, and burned.
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