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In June of that year he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a rapid neurodegenerative disease that kills the brain cells needed to control muscles in the body.
Two months before the ping pong match, Weiland had noticed an intense smell of engine oil as he was taxiing his Boeing 767 down the runway at Miami International Airport.
As the engines ran, the smell came back, along with plumes of a fog deep enough that he struggled to see beyond the first 15 rows.
The incident was what is known in the industry as a fume event, when leaks of synthetic oils or other fluids into an aircraft’s engines produce toxic gases that are released into the cabin and cockpit via the air supply.
The effects of fume events are often fleeting, mild or present no symptoms at all.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
