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
Who will be notified of unfiltered fuel receipts?
EO
Check weather report to ensure no lightning storms are within how many miles of fuel?
5 nautical miles
The Aviation Department Quality Assurance Office shall retain the delivery documentation for a period of?
1 year
Tanker rail cars shall sit stationary for how long at unloading point?
30 min
Carrier tanker truck shall be stationary for how long?
5 min
Perform a CFD test with AEL MK III; limit shall not exceed how much liters?
1.0 mg/liter.
Perform an FWD test with AEL MK I; limit shall not exceed what?
10 ppm water.
FSII levels upon receipt of fuel shall be what percentage?
0.07 to 0.15% by volume
There shall be no smoking, open flame, spark producing items (to include electric internal combustion vehicles), radios, or PEDs within how many feet?
50 ft of the fuel transfer station
Military refueler tanks shall be designed to comply with what?
NFPA 407
What type of tread shall fuel trucks have?
Tires shall be a non-FOD type with wide lug, wide groove tread
The exhaust of all engines shall be equipped with what?
A suitable spark arrestor
PRIMARY PRESSURE REFUEILING FOR EACH AIRCRAFT?
MH-65 55 PSIG MH-60 55 PSIG HU-25 50 PSIG HC-144 50 PSIG HC-130 60 PSIG
Decal markings shall conform to what standard?
MIL-DTL-43719/4 (series) and ASTM-D4956
For areas that go below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, when shall equipment be inspected?
Early Autumn
Before a clear and bright test can be conducted how much fuel must be drained?
2 quarts
Paper copies of the daily pressure differential records should be retained for how long?
1 year
Daily “clear and bright” for the air stations fuel trucks shall be entered on what MPC?
153301.0 (fuel truck weekly)
Fuel samples shall be filled to what amount in jar?
¾ full
How long must aircraft sit before taking fuel samples?
30 min
The _____ method is the only procedure for determining flashpoint that is authorized at Coast Guard air stations?
Pensky-Martens ASTM Method D93
Free water standards deteriorate with exposure to ultraviolet light and need to be replaced how often?
Every 6 months
After receipt of fuel, how long must you wait before stripping the tanks of any free water?
3 hours of settling time per foot
The two basic methods for putting additives into fuel are what?
Manual (hand doping) or proportional injection
Who reviews all fueling plans and how often?
CO, annually
All refueling evolutions require how many people?
Two people
Steps to grounding fuel truck to aircraft?
Grounding of the aircraft and the fuel truck (cable from aircraft and fuel truck to earth) during fuel servicing is not required if servicing on a concrete surface.
Personnel requirements for fixed wing aircraft (hot refueling procedures require a minimum of how many people?
4 personnel
Personnel requirements for rotary wing aircraft (hot refueling procedures require a minimum of how many people?
3 Personnel
During hot refueling operations, the aircraft may not be positioned within how many feet of parked and taxiing aircraft?
100 ft of parked aircraft
50 ft of taxiing aircraft
How close can a refueler get to an aircraft when refueling?
10 feet
Max speed for driving on the ramp?
5 MPH
What distance shall be maintained between the refueling vehicle and the aircraft filler points and vents?
25 feet
Who oversees vehicle flight line safety at a unit?
CO
Air surveillance radar shall not be operated within how many ft of a fueling operation?
100 feet
All personnel shall avoid grounding or bonding themselves within __ ft of the aircraft fuel vent outlets.
3 feet