PG-85-00-170 AVIATION FUEL

Question 1

what interval SHALL the CO of an air station review all refueling plans?

Answer 1

annually

Question 2

Hot refueling operations

Answer 2

1. only conducted to meet urgent operational mission requirements.
2. notify local fire dept. AT LEAST 15 minutes prior

Question 3

during hot refueling, A/C’s may not be taxied or positioned when:

Answer 3

1. 200 ft. of an inhibited or uninhibited building.
2. 100 ft. from parked A/C.
3. 50 ft. from a taxied A/C.

Question 4

Fuel Spill Dimensions

Answer 4

Small: covering any area up to 18in. in any dimension.

Medium: cover up to 10ft. any dimension, but not over 50ft.(fire guard must be posted upwind)

Large: Spills over 50 sq. ft. (spill response team)

Question 5

Weather requirements when fueling

Answer 5

1. prohibited within 5 nautical miles of lightning storms.

2. Should not be conducted in sustained winds of over 50 knots(only accomplished when operational necessity dictates)

Question 6

JP-4 Fuel (NATO F-40)

Answer 6

• used ONLY at shore units
• Flash pt. = 0 F
• Freeze pt. = -72 F
• Jet B can be used as a replacement

Fire spread rapidly and more difficult to extinguish than JP-5

Question 7

JP-5 Fuel (NATO F-44)

Answer 7

• ONLY authorized aboard cutters
• Flash pt. = 140 F
• Freeze pt. = -51 F
• Jet A can be used as a replacement

introduction of FSII will lower flash point of JP-5 by 4-degrees

Question 8

JP-8 (NATO F-34)

Answer 8

• Contains FSII as well as other fuel additives
• Flash pt. = 100 F
• Freeze pt. = ?
• Jet A1 can be used a replacement

Question 9

Particulates(fuel contaminates)

Answer 9

maximum acceptable level: 2 mg/L

- removing particulates is to provide a minimum of 2 hours for solids to settle before the fuel is withdrawn.

Question 10

water(fuel contaminates)

Answer 10

maximum acceptable level: 10 ppm
1. dissolved(humidity)
2. entrained(cloudy or hazy appearance)
3. free water(liquid or frozen)
**only form that can be drawn off or separated from fuel.
TQ: no water shall be permitted in the form of Free Water (0 PPM)

Question 11

Microbes(fuel contaminates)

Answer 11

• usually appears as a brown slime

- thrives in water

Question 12

Surfacants(fuel contaminates)

Answer 12

“surface active agent”

- occurs naturally in fuel.

Question 13

bulk fuel storage facility

Answer 13

at a minimum, air station fuel farms SHALL be designated and built to store fuel to support normal unit operations mission requirements, based on….

1. # of A/C
2. Type of A/C
3. 7 day period

Question 14

maximum fuel pressure control for A/C’s

Answer 14

1. 50 psi: HC-144 & HU-25
2. 55 psi: MH-65 & MH60
3. 60 psi: HC-130

Question 15

Fuel System Icing Inhibitor(FSII)

Answer 15

• type of turbine fuel additive
• normal level of FSII in the fuel is 0.07 - 0.15% by volume
• Di-Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether (DiEGME) only authorized material
• If the FSII in bulk storage drops below 0.07% by volume, the air station CO MUST be notified.
• restricts bacterial growth

Question 16

Turbine Fuel Additives

Answer 16

1. FSII
2. lubricity additive(corrosion inhibitor)
3. antioxidant(storage stability additive)
4. static dissipater additive(SDA) - JP-4 &JP-8 only

Question 17

Clear & Bright tests

Answer 17

2 quarts of fuel will be drained from all low points

Question 18

sample container preparation (fuel)

Answer 18

• Cleaned at least weekly w/laboratory glassware cleaner detergent
• flushed w/clean fresh water, dried in a warming oven, sealed and thoroughly inspected prior to use.

Question 19

which aircraft fuel, when FSII is added, will lower the flash point by 4-degrees F.

Answer 19

JP-5 (F-44) (JET A)

Question 20

normal level of FSII in fuel is _____% - ______% by volume.

Answer 20

0.07% - 0.15% by volume

Question 21

if the FSII in bulk storage drops below ______% by volume, the air station CO must be notified.

Answer 21

0.07% by volume.

Question 22

minimum amount of fuel required for re-circulation of the fuel truck?

Answer 22

1,000 Gallons - MPC 153301.0

Question 23

Hot refueling personnel needed for F/W & R/W?

Answer 23

F/W: 4 persons

R/W: 3 persons