4.42 In response to claims that some tests on the BAe 146 were not conducted at high altitudes but on the ground Mr David Villiers of CASA told the inquiry:
If you run the engines on the ground at the appropriate power with the airconditioning systems on it makes no difference, because the fumes will come through the aircraft on the ground as if it were in the air.40 …
Where these fumes have been generated is inside the engine and, while there may be some minor differences, the temperature changes from ambient to the inside of the engine are very significant. While they will be different altitude, I do not think they are going to make a great deal of difference to what we are looking at. 41
New testing program by British Aerospace
4.43 On 10 April 2000 Mr Bruce Jones of British Aerospace advised the inquiry:
… we are developing our own test program to enable us to develop further data on any potential contaminants in the cabin air supply. The intention is to use a portable detector to carry out a series of controlled measurements of the cabin air environment, having introduced known quantities of specific contaminants into the airconditioning system of a non-service -or test aircraft. This will enable us to build up a profile of the signature of each potential contaminant at each stage of flight. The detector can then be used by individual operators to determine the precise profile of any contamination suspected on a particular aircraft. This should enable more precise corrective maintenance action to be taken and may also identify any further design enhancements which can be introduced.42
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