Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft; Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related
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.
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.