Fuel odor and elevated gas levels prompt airport investigation


Audio|Source: Allegheny County Airport Authority - KPIT Fire Ops
04:14
Transcript:
Engineating can search one. Good. 21 parts per million on the detector reported from Central and 15 on the meter. Also obvious smell of leaking fuel. Cobby, you're getting any oil you're up there? The ACPD is reporting that the Tug has departed and that's the one of the Alpha Wing, I think, Crash 3 is going to. Cap. Engine 8, Crash 3. Good. Okay, operations called station told us that they believe the tug belonged to the aircraft here park on the C. Charlie Wing. We just looked at all the vehicles out here. There's nothing leaking fuel. Do you have information about a tug on the Alpha Wing? Sirch 1. Did you cover that? Negative vent today. Can you repeat? Can you ask some of the crew up there where that leaking tug went? 2 if it's headed to alpha gauge or Charlie Gates. County 100's crash stream. Crash 3. You can mark us on scene. We've checked out the vehicles here near Gate Charlie 5. Nothing found where I continue to investigate. The south baggage matrix came in for that C alarm and that gas odor and then the gas vehicle. I'm going to make the assumption the odor is from the vehicle you're going to be investigating which probably set off the CLAR alarm. I'm going to keep everything open when it's all done. I'll close it all. I just don't want to close something that might be needed. condition in the I stop matrix in addition to the odor of fuel okay I saw it okay County that's Nate that's very right we do have a light carbon monoxide issue they've got natural ventilation in progress we'll be on scene for a minute And the factors up here are still reading between 12 and 20 with CO on the walls and our NEL. As far as the location of this talk, they believe either the alpha wing or the Charlie wing. We have not been able to confirm though. Copy that, thank you. All the doors open up here. factors up here are still reading between 12 and 20 with CO on the walls and our NL. As far as the location of the Tog, they believe either the alpha wing or the Charlie wing. We have not been able to confirm though. Probably that, thank you. All the doors open up here.
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Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), 1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15231
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