Aircraft Maintenance Technology Product Guide

Fume detector

Sensitive "electronic nose" from Sensor Electronics continually sniffs for explosive fuel fumes, can automatically trigger exhaust fans, warning lights, alarm horns when gas levels go too high. Infrared-based detector shrugs off steam, mist, smoke, aerosols; instead concentrates on fuels diesel, jet fuel, av gas, kerosene, gasoline virtually any hydrocarbon.