AVIATION FUEL HANDLING PROCEDURES PROCESS GUIDE CGTO PG-85-00-170-A Flashcards
All waivers to process guide 170 will be made via who?
CG-41
Safe fuel service depends on keeping fuels in controlled areas, avoiding spills, and keeping all ignition sources how many feet away?
50 feet
What is the primary difference between different fuels?
Volatility
Who must/can approve new fuels?
CG-41
Between the flight manual and the process guide which shall take precedence?
Flight Manual
what are the four major classifications of contaminants commonly encountered in aviation fuels?
Particulates, water, microbes, and surfactants
Particulates are what?
Solid contaminants that will not dissolve in fuel
One method of removing particulates is to provide a minimum of how many hours for solids to settle?
2 hours
The maximum acceptable level of particulate contamination is what?
2mg/l
Water is a common contaminant of aviation fuel and exists in three forms, what are they?
Dissolved, entrained, and free water (either liquid or frozen)
What is the limit for water in a aircraft turbine?
10 PPM
Microbes are microscopic growths found in soil, air, water, and fuel oil and appear as what?
As a brown slime that adheres to the inner surface of a fuel tank.
Dissolved water is essentially what?
Humidity in fuel
Entrained water is water that is______
Water suspended in tiny droplets in the fuel.
Surfactants are soap or detergent-like materials occur naturally in fuel and appear as what?
Tan to dark brown liquid with a sudsy-like water/fuel interface
Minimum, air station fuel farms shall be designed and built to store fuel to support normal unit operation mission requirements for how long?
7 days
What type of material must not be used for aircraft fuel services?
Galvanized materials
Supplier trucks must have what on their hatches?
Safety seals
Storage tanks manual?
COMDTINST M5090.9
Systems and components used for receiving, storing must be IAW with what?
API 650/653
How often do you take samples of storage tanks?
How many for tanks without inlet filter?
How many for tanks with inlet filter?
Every month IAW chapter 6 or;
Every 6 years for coated steel tanks without inlet filter separator or micronic filter
Every 8 years inlet filter separator or micronic filter
All piping shall be marked in accordance with what?
MIL-STD-161 (series).
Pumps and motors must be in locations not more than how many feet from a building?
Location not less than 5 ft from any building opening